Posted on 09/13/2024 8:26:09 AM PDT by Red Badger
NATIONAL PEANUT DAY
On September 13, National Peanut Day pays homage to mighty and tasty peanut. We may drive you nuts after we share some compressed information about peanuts!
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Likely originating in South America around 3,500 years ago, this legume is not a nut. They grow underground, like potatoes. Since they are an edible seed that forms in a pod, they belong to the family Leguminosae with peas and beans. When it comes to plants packing protein power, peanuts provide a whopping 8 grams per ounce, more than any other nut according to The Peanut Institute. And remember, it's not a nut! Nuts grow on trees.
The peanut is also high in antioxidants. Not only are peanuts high in vitamins E and B6, but they're rich in minerals such as magnesium, iron, and zinc. Studies also show when paired with other nutrient-rich foods, this wonderful legume helps us absorb nutrients better, too.
For the longest time, livestock gained the most significant benefit from all these nutrients. Until modern methods came along, planting and harvesting peanuts were labor-intensive and risky endeavors for farmers. Gradually their popularity grew. Civil War soldiers found a fondness for them, and so did fans of PT Barnum's traveling circus. But what made it possible for peanuts to be grown in abundance was an advancement in farm technology. Just like the cotton gin revolutionized the cotton industry, planters and harvesters transformed not only the peanut farm but farming the world over.
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack ~ lyric from Take Me Out to the Ballgame (1908) by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer.
Dr. George Washington Carver
With the rise in peanut production, there also brought an increase of curious investigation into its possible uses. When the boll weevil wreaked havoc on the South's cotton crop, Dr. George Washington Carver, made a suggestion. He had been researching this amazing groundnut and suggested farmers diversify into peanuts. It was an economic boon to Southern farmers. He published his research "How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption" in 1916. His continued research resulted in more than delicious uses for this goober, groundnut or ground pea. From shaving cream to plastics and cosmetics and even coffee, Dr. Carver's appetite for the peanut seemed to be unending.
Many of the peanut discoveries Dr. Carver made 100 years ago are still being used today.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL PEANUT DAY Explore the world of the peanut and crack open some for a healthful snack. Use #NationalPeanutDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL PEANUT DAY HISTORY
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Peanut FAQ
Q. How many calories are in peanuts?
A. A 1/4 cup of peanuts (about a handful) contains 207 calories.
Q. How many different ways are there to prepare a peanut?
A. Benjamin Buford Blue did not create a list of all the ways to prepare a peanut (shrimp was his territory) but this list will get you started:
Blanched
Boiled
Chopped
Honey Roasted
Out of the shell
Peanut butter
Powdered
Fried
Raw
Roasted
Salted
Smoked
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September 13th Celebrated History
1845
Chemist Michael Faraday discovers how a magnetic field influences polarized light. Today, the discovery is known as the Faraday Effect.
1883
The Cleveland Blue's one-armed pitcher, Hugh Daily, pitches a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Quakers, earning a 1-0 win. The right-handed pitcher lost his left arm as a boy when a revolver accidentally discharged.
1947
Blues musician, T-Bone Walker, records "Call it Stormy Monday (But Tuesday is Just as Bad). Later, the popular song is recorded by several other artists including B.B. King, the Allman Brothers Band and Cream.
1948
Margaret Chase Smith is elected to the Senate. Formerly a U.S. Representative in the House, Smith's election to the Senate made her first woman elected to both chambers of Congress and also the first Republican woman elected to the Senate. She replaced Senate Majority Leader Wallace H. White. He said in a statement after her victory, "Mrs. Smith's campaign and her victory as the outstanding political event of a generation."
1955
Patent number 2,717,437 issued to Swiss inventor George de Mestral. His creation became known as Velcro® and was inspired by burrs stuck in his dog's fur.
1969
The Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon series premieres on CBS. With mysterious plots, a Great Dane (Scooby-Doo) and meddling teenagers, the show ran for three seasons and inspired several spin-offs and movies.
1985
The Super Mario Bros. game debuts. Shigeru Miyamoto created the game, including the popular character Mario for Nintendo.
1999
The Denver Broncos retire quarterback, John Elway's number 7 jersey. Leading the team to two Super Bowl championships, Elway played for the Broncos from 1983-1998. In 2011, the Broncos named Elway general manager and an executive vice president.
2007
Do you know what an inukshuk is? It's a stone sculpture traditionally built by the Inuit people. They often serve as a marker for a variety of reasons. Jose Melo of Ontario, Canada created the world's tallest. His measured 37 feet and 3.9 inches tall. The president of Allstone Quarry Products used 11 granite slabs to build the sculpture.
September 13th Celebrated Birthdays
Laura Secord - 1775
During the War of 1812, Great Britain and The United States squared off over maritime rights. As a colony of Great Britain, Canada took up arms against the Yankees. In June of 1813, Laura Secord learned of an impending American attack on the British outpost at Beaver Dams. To warn the British troops, Secord walked 20 miles to successfully raise the alarm.
Lucy Good Brooks - 1818
Following the Civil War, the former slave founded the Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans. The orphanage served African American children in the Richmond, VA area for nearly 60 years.
Milton Hershey - 1857
Before building a booming chocolate business, Hershey opened the Lancaster Caramel Company. After deciding to focus on chocolate, a decision no one regrets.
John J. Pershing - 1860
A graduate of West Point military academy, the Army general led the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. During the Spanish American War in 1898, he earned the nickname Black Jack.
Alain Locke - 1885
The first American Rhodes Scholar, his writing led the Harlem Renaissance into the American spotlight.
Amelie "Melli" Beese - 1886
As a female pilot, "Melli" pioneered aviation for women in Germany. In 1911, she became the first woman in Germany to earn her pilot's license. Her talents weren't limited to flying, though. She also built her own planes.
Roald Dahl - 1916
Dahl's most popular novels have a knack for making it to the silver screen. Novels like James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The BFG, and Matilda have brought whimsey and colorful characters into children's lives for more than 40 years.
Jenny Romanowski - 1927
As a utility player in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, Romanowski played 8 seasons with a variety of teams, including South Bend Blue Sox, Rockford Peaches, and Kalamazoo Lassies. Nicknamed Romey, Romatowski played for the Kalamazoo Lassies as they won the championship game in 1954. She also got to travel to Cuba for an exhibition game. After the AAGBL ended, she became a teacher in Michigan.
Don Bluth - 1937
The animator is known for favorite feature films such as The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, and All Dogs Go to Heaven.
Ed Roberts - 1941
In 1974, Dr. Ed Roberts developed the first successful personal computer, the Altair 8800.
Peanut Ping!..................
“Zer ver zwei peanuts valking along der Strase, und von vas assaulted....Peanut....HO HO HO HO!”
Trivia for the day: Astonishingly, Hugh Dailey (who pitched a no-hitter on September 13) is NOT the only one-armed pitcher to ever throw a no-hitter in professional baseball. Yup. EVERY one-armed pitcher in baseball — and there’s more than one — has thrown a no-hitter. Can you name the other one?
Trivia answer: Jim Abbott, New York Yankees.
There is none better than the green boiled peanut.....absolutely addictive.
I don’t keep up with Baseball...............
Love them!..............
When I was a kid we ‘parched’ peanuts.
Place green peanuts in shells on cookie sheet and bake or broil in oven until golden................
Was in southern Georgia for the last two days visiting relatives.
Saw peanuts everywhere!....................
Is Jimmah going to croak today?
I noticed a few flags at half mast in Georgia yesterday...............
Ready, set...
And Dothan is just a peanut's throw down the road from Enterprise, site of the world's first monument to ... a bug.
A boll weevil blight in 1909 got Coffee County farmers looking to diversify their crop. Starting with a single farmer (a Mr. C.W. Baston), they changed over to peanuts and found them even more profitable than cotton. When the blight peaked in 1919, much of the region was in financial ruin, but not the folks of Enterprise and Coffee County. They were getting fat (literally and figuratively) off peanuts.
So to show their gratitude, the good folk of Enterprise put up a statue to a bug on the town square.
Been there...
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