A Brief History of Peanut Butter The bizarre sanitarium staple that became a spreadable obsession

smithsonian ^ | jan 2021 | Kate Wheeling

[a fool in paradise]

It could make a horse talk!

[pnut22]

When the peanut butter fell into the chocolate a miracle happened.

[dfwgator]

[Retrofitted]

Shouldn’t that be “When the chocolate fell into the peanut butter..?” ;) Sorry, but the first thing that popped into my mind was the old Reese’s commercials. lol

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Oh, Wilbur!

[Fiddlstix]

From Wikipedia

Marcellus Gilmore Edson was born at Bedford in Québec. Edson developed the idea of peanut paste as a delicious and nutritious foodstuff for people who could hardly chew solid food, a common state in those days. In 1884 Edson was awarded United States Patent No. 306727 for the invention. His cooled product had "a consistency like that of butter, lard, or ointment", according to his patent application. He included the mixing of sugar into the paste to harden its consistency. The patent describes a process of milling roasted peanuts until the peanuts reached "a fluid or semi-fluid state".

[lee martell]

Jif is the best.
It’s ‘settled science’!

[humblegunner]

A Seventh-Day Adventist, Kellogg endorsed a plant-based diet and promoted peanut butter as a healthy alternative to meat, which he saw as a digestive irritant and, worse, a sinful sexual stimulant.

And this led to our present day Qtards.

I love history.

[mylife]

I have story about Annette Fuunicielo and Skippy that I can not tell here..

[moovova]

Smooth.

[pnut22]

That was my reference. Just misremembered who fell into what.

[Candor7]

Americas lunchbox never tires of this. And I never get tired of the PB and Jelly sandwich, with a glass of milk.Anywhere, anytime!

Thank you South America for the wonders of fueling America!

[gundog]

Graham crackers, corn flakes, and now peanut butter. They were busy up in Battle Creek.

[SamAdams76]

[mylife]

[mylife]

It’s odd how many foods are based on some religious fear of sex.
Personally I think the Quaker Oats guy was foolin around...

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Peanut Butter

https://youtu.be/gmzxfAcJqj8

[mylife]

My fave is peanut butter and dill pickle on toasted pumpernickel

[Responsibility2nd]

I always knew George Washington Carver invented Peanut Butter. So I looked it up.

Turns out - HE DIDN’T

I’m so disappointed. One more thing Negroes DIDN’T invent.