November 2022

Welcome to our series featuring Food Holidays: November 2022. Did you know today is National Peanut Butter Month? Do you like Peanut Butter? Crunchy or Creamy? Crunchy is my favorite but having bad teeth I have to eat Creamy Peanut Butter. Did you know most evenings I have a Fold Over Peanut Butter Sandwich before bed every evening.

National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month

We are excited to celebrate National Peanut Butter Lovers Month. The perfect time to satisfy all of your Peanut Butter cravings. We love this creamy and sometimes crunchy concoction so much we need an entire month dedicated to our affection for this Peanut Butter. We’ve collected Peanut Butter facts and that are sure to help you celebrate.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER LOVER’S MONTH

The invention of Peanut Butter has long been falsely credited as belonging to George Washington Carver, who was an inventor and a Scientist determined to improve the welfare and nutrition of America’s farmers. This is partly because Mr. Carver was a huge proponent of Peanuts as a source of protein and energy, and created a list of foods and recipes for farmers to use that were centered around Peanuts. 

Carver did not actually invent Peanut Butter. By the time Carver was advocating for Peanuts as a supportive, alternative crop (around 1916), Peanut Butter had already been popularized. In fact, in 1840 a New Yorker named Rose Davis started making Peanut Butter after her son saw Cuban women grinding the Nuts and spreading them on bread. Evidence has surfaced that Aztecs may have even done something similar as early as the 15th Century. 

The first person credited with creating Peanut Butter was a French-Canadian man named Marcellus Gilmore Edson, who created Peanut Butter in 1884. Fourteen years later, Kellogg (the man of Cereal fame) created the first streamlined process to mass produce the product which was quickly considered a snack for elite Society members because it was served as a protein source in wealthier hospitals. Since then, Peanut Butter has grown to be more widely available, with PB&J becoming the official Sandwich of, everyone who wants a quick, affordable, and protein-filled snack. 

NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER LOVERS MONTH ACTIVITIES

1. Peanut Butter pairs well with tons of different foods, but the classic Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich reigns supreme. We can’t begin to list all of the possibilities.
2. Connect with others in your area and host a club that meets periodically to discuss recipes and everything Peanut Butter.
3. Today is the perfect day to try a new kind of Peanut Butter because Creamy vs. crunchy is so yesteryear. Today there are Peanut Butters mixed with Honey, Chocolate, and Cokie pieces. If nothing try a different brand of Peanut Butter.

5 PEANUT BUTTER FACTS

1. The average American eats about three pounds of Peanut Butter per year.
2. Despite their name, Peanuts are actually Legumes, not Nuts.
3. Americans spend nearly $800 million per year on Peanut Butter.
4. Archibutyrophobia is the name for the fear of getting a big gob of Peanut Butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.
5. Peanut butter was an easy way to get nourishing protein to troops, so Peanut Butter Sandwiches were a big hit. Peanut Butter has been popular ever since.

WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER LOVERS MONTH

1. Peanut Butter works any time of the day whether you’re slathering Peanut Butter on your morning Toast or baking a late-night batch of PB-inspired Cookies, Peanut Butter is a ’round-the-clock treat.
2. Did you know Peanut Butter’s heart healthy, which may reduce the risk of colon cancer, help protect our memory, and is high in protein and potassium.
3. Elvis The King of Rock N Roll couldn’t help falling in love with Panut Butter. As a boy, Elvis’ favorite snack was mashed Peanut Butter and Banana on Toast.

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates