Peanut Butter

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Not too long ago, I posted a tidbit about peanut butter, as to the FDA allowing bits of insects and rodent hair in the processing of peanut butter. I don’t know if you read that post or not. But, I found a few more facts about peanut butter that might be of interest. George Washington Carver, an agricultural scientist is credited with “inventing” peanut butter at the Tuskegee Institute of Alabama quite a few years ago. It was presented for tasting at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Another inventor, Ambrose Straub, was there with his patented peanut-grinding machine and made buckets of “nut butter.” It was quite a hit with the public and considered to be a new “health food” being rich in protein and vitamins and not very expensive. Many countries grow peanuts but peanut butter is most popular in the USA. Half of the harvest in the USA becomes peanut butter, either “smooth” (70%) or chunky. This is the fact that surprised me, though. Americans eat about 700 million pounds of peanut butter every year. According to Grolier Inc. “that would cover a football field with a mound of peanut butter 225 feet high.” I have peanut butter in my cabinet. However, my grandson does NOT like peanut better at all. He will not eat it. Very few children dislike peanut butter but he definitely will not eat it.