In contrast to modern peanut butter, the Aztec and Inca versions, which originated around 1000 BC, were more like a paste.
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It wasn’t until the 20th century that peanut butter was consumed on a mass scale. To begin with, the peanut had to be recognised for more than just its use as animal feed, and that didn’t happen until the late 1800s. Planting, cultivating, and harvesting the legume (the peanut isn’t a nut at all) became commercially viable around the turn of the century thanks to new innovations.
Peanut butter has a lot of healthy monounsaturated fat, is high in protein, and is a good source of vitamin E, B6, niacin, calcium, potassium, and iron.
Peanut Butter Day’s Long And Happy History
The peanut butter most of us enjoy today is widely believed to have been created relatively recently. But it’s possible that’s not entirely accurate.
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The modern form of peanut butter has only been around for a little over a century. However, some archaeological finds suggest that peanuts were ground into a paste by the ancient Aztecs and Incas a few hundred years ago (or perhaps even a few thousand years ago!).
Peanut butter, as we know it today, entered the Western world via the United States in the late 1800s. Peanut butter, like many other foods, is thought to have originated in a home kitchen, according to some speculation.
It is widely believed that a New York woman named Rose Davis pioneered the production of peanut butter in the 1840s. Her son had told her about something similar being produced in Cuba, and so that’s where the concept came from.
Although George Washington Carver is widely regarded as the “father of the peanut industry” and is credited with discovering more than 300 uses for peanuts, he is not responsible for developing peanut butter.
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At least three other individuals can be linked to the development of modern peanut butter and its manufacturing processes. Canadian Marcellus Edson was the first to patent “peanut paste” in 1884, though his version used roasted peanuts.
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Founder of the well-known Kellogg’s cereal company, sought to patent a method for processing raw peanuts into peanut butter (then called “nut meal”) in 1895. Then, in 1903, Dr. Ambrose Straub of St. Louis, Missouri, patented a machine to make peanut butter.
The origins of National Peanut Butter Day are murky, but it seems to have been established many years ago so that peanut butter enthusiasts could commemorate the product’s inception. And the day is meant for nothing if not a party.
Celebrations Of National Peanut Butter Day
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- Eat Peanut Butter for Every Meal
Make it a game to eat peanut butter at every meal today. You can have peanut butter on a bagel for breakfast, a salad with a dressing made from peanut butter at lunch, and even a Thai peanut curry (which frequently includes peanut butter) for dinner. - Celebrate with a Peanut Butter Get-Together
Pizza parties are fun, but why not reminisce over the creamy or crunchy treats of your youth? It’s also fun for a kid’s birthday party!
Give Your Sweetheart a Present There is nothing better than receiving a nutty gift on a random day. Give a present that shows you noticed if peanut butter is one of their favourite foods.
Interesting Nuts and Seeds: The Peanut Butter Story
- Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter, two U.S. presidents, both grew up on peanut farms.
- It is estimated that 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches can be made from a single acre of peanuts.
- There are typically 100 acres devoted to peanut production.
- Most American households (75%) have peanut butter in their cabinets right now.
- In the United States, approximately 1.5% of the population has a peanut allergy.
- Annual sales of peanut butter in the United States are over $800 million.
- Creamy peanut butter is a favourite among women and kids.
- Churned peanut butter is more popular among males.
- Peanuts are often called Goobers.
Simply partaking in your preferred method of consuming peanut butter on this day will suffice to commemorate the occasion of National Peanut Butter Day.
You can eat it in a PB&J, a candy bar, dipped in chocolate, mixed with maple syrup, or straight from the jar. In the end, there’s no bad way to enjoy this delicious spread. You can freak out about it however you like.