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PB&J? Yum!
The average American child eats 1,500 peanut butter sandwiches by the time he graduates from high school. If you gave up your PB&J along with Saturday morning cartoons and your Snoopy lunchbox, rediscover this childhood favorite here, and you just might find yourself making one for lunch today.
Fun Facts About Peanut Butter
I grew up on Peter Pan Creamy, but apparently some people eat other kinds. (Who knew?) Here are some more facts about peanut butter that you may not know, courtesy of the National Peanut Board.- Peanut butter is the leading use of peanuts in the USA.
- Peanut butter was the secret behind "Mr. Ed," TV's talking horse.
- It takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter.
- There are enough peanuts in one acre to make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.
- Peanut butter was first introduced to the USA in 1904 at the Universal Exposition in St. Louis by C.H. Sumner, who sold $705.11 of the "new treat" at his concession stand.
- Peanut butter is consumed in 89 percent of USA households.
- Women and children prefer creamy, while most men opt for chunky.
- People living on the East Coast prefer creamy peanut butter, while those on the West Coast prefer the crunchy style.
- November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month.
- Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.
- The world's largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich was created in Oklahoma City, OK, on September 7, 2002 by the Oklahoma Peanut Commission and the Oklahoma Wheat Commission. The PB & J sandwich weighed in at nearly 900 pounds, and contained 350 pounds of peanut butter and 144 pounds of jelly. The amount of bread used to create the sandwich was equivalent to more than 400-one pound loaves of bread.
- Sixty percent of consumers prefer creamy peanut butter over crunchy.
- The patent for peanut butter was awarded to Dr. John Harvey Kellogg in 1895.
- Americans spend almost $800 million a year on peanut butter.
- Americans eat enough peanut butter in a year to make more than 10 billion peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
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It's all just smooshed fruit, isn't it?
Jams and jellies and preserves! Oh my!
The facts according to Smuckers.- Jelly is made from fruit juice. Jelly is clear and firm enough to hold its shape when turned out of its container.
- Jam is made from a blend of crushed pieces of fruit and fruit puree.
- Preserves contain whole or large pieces of fruit, making them thicker and more fruit-filled than jams or jellies.
- Marmalade is jelly with shreds of citrus fruit peel.
- Conserves are jams made from a mixture of citrus fruits and can also include nuts.
- Fruit butters are made from fruit pulp and sugar cooked together. There is no butter in fruit butter. The term may have developed to describe the appearance of the product or because it is a spread.
- Chutney and relish are flavorful, seasoned condiments with a consistency similar to jam. Chutney is typically made with fruits and relish is typically made with vegetables.
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Grape jelly and strawberry jam are the most popular flavors in the US.
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How to Make a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
A funny video with everything you need to know.
The crux of the crust.
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Frozen Crustless PB&J
When I first saw these defrost-and-eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from Smuckers, I thought it was a really bad idea, but these things are shockingly yummy. They come with grape jelly, strawberry jam, honey, or just plain peanut butter. (I refuse to acknowledge the microwaveable grilled cheese version, because that's just wrong.)
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- NAOMI G.unit NAOMI G.unit Oct 19, 2009 @ 5:30 pm
- i love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, i just have to say smucker's can smuckle their sandwiches down the drain because that is the shitiest peanut butter and jelly sandwich ever made.
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- pbj insane lover pbj insane lover Aug 28, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
- no way man thats my faverate strawberry jam jus makes it so perfect when it blends together with the peanut butter[in reply to AppalachianCountry]
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- AppalachianCountry AppalachianCountry Jun 22, 2009 @ 8:01 am
- Great lens. We didn't know all the facts about pb&j. Thank-you.
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- chicagochica chicagochica May 26, 2009 @ 8:30 pm
- PB&J is my favorite sandwich! Jif creamy peanut butter and strawberry jelly with crust on please! I have a lens all about peanut butter :)
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- tml tml Apr 2, 2009 @ 7:58 am
- It's jam without the seeds. So, if you have strawberry jam, but there are no seeds or bits of fruit, that's what is called jelly in America
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