Posted on 01/24/2023 7:57:05 AM PST by Red Badger
(Last Updated On: January 20, 2023)
NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER DAY
National Peanut Butter Day on January 24th recognizes an American staple in our pantries. Whether creamy or chunky, with chocolate or with jelly, peanut butter gets the recognition it deserves each year on this day.
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The early peanut butter made by the Aztecs and Incas around 1000 BC was more of a paste and not nearly as creamy as the peanut butter we know now.
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Peanut butter didn’t become widely used until the 20th century. First, the peanut had to be considered more than animal feed, which wasn’t until the late 1800s. At the turn of the century, inventions that made planting, cultivating, and harvesting the legume (the peanut isn’t a nut at all) made it possible to see the peanut as a retail and wholesale food item.
Peanut butter is a good source of vitamin E, B6, niacin, calcium, potassium and iron, is packed with protein and is rich in healthy monounsaturated fat.
Bringing Peanut Butter to the Masses
We can thank four men for the inventions and processes that bring us the creamy, smooth peanut butter we enjoy today: Marcus Gilmore Edson of Canada, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, Dr. Ambrose Straub of St. Louis, Missouri, and chemist Joseph Rosefield.
In 1884, Edson developed a process to make peanut paste from milling roasted peanuts between two heated plates. The famous cereal maker and health food specialist of the time, Kellogg, patented a process with raw peanuts in 1895. Dr. Straub is responsible for patenting a peanut butter making machine in 1903.
Peanut butter was introduced to audiences at the 1904 Universal Exposition in St. Louis at C.H. Sumner’s concession stand.
But the man who brought us the peanut butter we know and love today was Joseph Rosefield. In 1922, through homogenization, Rosefield was able to keep peanut oil from separating from the peanut solids. He later sold the patent to a company that began making Peter Pan peanut butter. Rosefield then went into business for himself selling Skippy peanut butter through Rosefield Packing. He also supplied peanut butter for military rations during World War II.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER DAY
Make your favorite peanut butter recipes. Whether it’s a sandwich or a baked good, someone is sure to enjoy it with you. Be sure to share a photo or recipe using #NationalPeanutButterDay on social media.
NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar continues researching the origins of this popular food holiday.
Peanut Butter FAQ
Q. How many calories are in peanut butter?
A. Two tablespoons of creamy peanut butter contain 188 calories.
Q. Can peanut butter be dehydrated?
A. No. The fats in peanut butter prevent it from being dehydrated. However, powdered peanut butter is made by pressing out the oils and then grinding it into a powder. Adding water to the powder creates a paste very similar to creamy peanut butter. .
Q. Does powdered peanut butter have fewer calories?
A. Yes. Powdered peanut butter contains less fat and fewer calories than regular peanut butter. Two tablespoons of powdered peanut butter contain about 50 calories.
Sticks to the roof of your mouth Ping!..................
Chunky or Smooth? Freepers?
I liked chunky as a kid, now at 68, I like smooth.............
Chunky peanut butter. For your PB&J‘s.
Smooth peanut butter. For your celery and apples.
My middle son was allergic to peanuts but overcame the allergy when he was 9. They tested him one morning with increasing “doses” of peanut butter starting with a pea-sized amount. Pretty scary for the kid as they were standing by with powerful anti-histamines.
I love peanuts and cannot imagine being allergic to them!
When I was a kid we put peanuts in our Pepsi or Coke or RC...............
What’s the what is powdered peanut butter?
I’m 64 years old and I’ve never heard of that in my life. I had to Google it. Very weird stuff. Powdered? That would lead you to think that you would need to add water to it to get peanut butter. But you don’t.
Skippy Super Chunk for me. Think I’ll go fix a PBJ right now.
I’ve already celebrated twice today, so now I don’t feel guilty about it.
They sell it here in The South!.............
Oh man, peanut butter and dill pickle on toasted pumpernickel..
I have a story about me and Annette Funicielo. but cant relay it here
Probably because we ate peanut butter since we were babies, but the latest medical wisdom is that we're not supposed to feed kids common allergens. So now many more people are allergic to allergens.
Ask me sometime what I think of allergists.
I can eat both but Jiff is my favorite. I like “The Elvis” too: toasted bread with butter, peanut butter, and bananas.
Where exactly did FU Biden’s poll numbers tick up? On Mars? On Uranus? Or, up FU Biden’s anus?
I seriously feel sorry for folx with peanut allergies. To never experience a PBJ? Ugh.
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“When I was a kid we put peanuts in our Pepsi or Coke or RC...............”
As odd as I always thought that was, and kind of nasty looking in the bottle...it was really pretty good.
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