NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER LOVER’S DAY
March 1st was made for National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day. Ah, peanut butter. One day is not enough to recognize peanut butter. The goober has been paired, blended, and added with many tasty results!
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The creamy, nutty goodness known as peanut butter is so amazingly delicious that when we pair it with creamy and dreamy chocolate, we almost have bacon.
We digress. Another great love is peanut butter ice cream. Blended smooth with a few chopped nuts and a drizzle of peanut butter syrup is a peanut butter lover’s dream come true.
The slang term for peanut butter in World War II was “monkey butter.”
A monkey visited the lab at Kellogg’s one day and dipped his banana in a jar of peanut butter, and he’s been ape over the combination ever since. Actually, banana slices with peanut butter sandwiched between them and dipped in chocolate make a terrific snack.
Peanut butter and bananas were a combination even fit for a king. Elvis Presley loved a peanut butter and banana sandwich or two.
Then peanut butter got its passport and traveled the world. It paired up with some shrimp and got a little saucy. The result is a Thai peanut butter shrimp that is so yummy it had to be true love.
Things heated up a little when peanut butter jumped into the stew pot to sweat it out with a spring chick seasoned with some cayenne. African Chicken Peanut Stew tastes better than ever.
One of the best times peanut butter has ever had is with marshmallows. Fudge enjoys a satisfying dessert status to be envied.
Fun Peanut Butter Facts:
- It takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter.
- C.H. Sumner first sold peanut butter in the United States at the Universal Exposition in St. Louis. He sold $705.11 of the “new treat” at his concession stand.
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup was introduced to America in 1928.
- The oldest operating manufacturer and seller of peanut butter has been selling peanut butter since 1898.
- Mr. Ed TV’s used peanut butter as a secret ingredient to get a horse talking.
- Americans spend almost $800 million a year on peanut butter.
- January 24th is National Peanut Butter Day.
HOW TO OBSERVE PEANUT BUTTER LOVER’S DAY
- Fall in love with some peanut butter or a new peanut butter combination.
- Try peanut butter and apples.
- Or maybe fried peaches and peanut butter.
- Try one of the recipes above.
- Or how about peanut butter and bacon.
- Share your favorite peanut butter combos.
- Use #PeanutButterLoversDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER LOVER’S DAY HISTORY
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day first made its appearance in 1990 commemorating the anniversary of when peanut butter made its commercial debut in the United States. Promoted by both the Adult Peanut Butter Lovers Fan Club and the National Peanut Board, the day found full cover peanut butter spreads in newspapers across the country. An un-named doctor was given credit for first providing peanut butter to his patients. In March of 1890, he began providing the spread to those patients who had difficulty chewing. More than 100 years later, we continue to celebrate the benefits of peanut butter, and its history, too.
Peanut Butter FAQ
Q. Do elephants like peanut butter?
A. Elephants don’t really eat peanuts despite what caricatures you’ve seen or stories you’ve heard. So, they wouldn’t eat peanut butter either.
Q. Who invented the peanut butter cup?
A. Harry Burnett Reese, the founder of the H.B. Reese Candy Company, invented the peanut butter cup in 1928.
Q. Are cities named after the peanut?
A. Yes! Pennsylvania is home to Upper Peanut, Peanut, and Lower Peanut. Three other states also include towns named Peanut including California, Tennessee, and West Virginia. But that’s not all. The peanut is also called a goober. Visit Goobertown, Arkansas, or Goober Hill, Texas.
