Today is Peanut Butter Day so mom said I had to do my selfie with her favorite brand of the yummy stuff. Let’s have a peanut butter-banana-mayo sandwich! Yum!!! Peanut Butter kisses to Penny!! Also – its a blog hop so be sure to click on the link to see fellow hoppers!! Love, Toby
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The following info from National Day Calendar
Creamy or chunky, with chocolate or with jelly, peanut butter has been an American staple for generations. National Peanut Butter Day is observed annually on January 24th.
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.
Peanut butter didn’t become widely used until the 20th century. First the peanut had to be considered more than animal feed, which it was until the late 1800s. At the turn of the century, inventions that made planting, cultivating and harvesting the legume (the peanut isn’t actually a nut at all) made it possible to see the peanut as a marketable 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.
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. It was introduced at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis.
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. He went into business for himself selling Skippy peanut butter through Rosefield Packing. He also supplied peanut butter for military rations during World War II.
You match the peanut butter Toby 🙂 I didn’t know peanut butter had a day dedicated to it. Penny sends you pb kisses.
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Love your furs!
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
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I didn’t know it was national peanut butter day! But since I LOVE peanut butter, I am happy to celebrate!
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Who knew there was a peanut butter day!!! You look very handsome, Toby!
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You look very handsome Toby, and you are the same colour as the peanut butter.
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Hey – You’re right!!!
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Mom didn’t know about peanut butter day but seems there is a day for just about everything. She says she hasn’t had peanut butter in quite a while and that sounds good for lunch! I love your clever selfie.
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The mom likes the crunchy kind… and Sammy likes to eats it.
mol…. very clever selfie today.. wondering what PB thinks of getting it’s first selfie with a kitty cat.
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I didn’t know there was a Peanut Butter day but the lady is glad there is! She loves peanut butter. Toby, you are beautiful and this picture is lovely of you!
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We didn’t know it was Peanut Butter Day! The mom loves peanut butter, but she prefers chunky. 🙂
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mmmmmmmmm…peanut butters!! I LOVE the peanut butters. And Peanuts, too!
xx Johnny
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What a cute idea!!! You look adorbs, Toby. Mommy loves PB too! –Mudpie
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I absolutely LOVE peanut butter and I LOVE mayo…….but the two of them together??? Don’t know about that one! catchatwithcarenandcody
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Wonderful selfie!!
Happy Peanut Butter Day!
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As a kid, Mom ate Skippy creamy but as an adult, it is Jif Crunchy. Our dad is a nut (MOL) for peanut butter. He rarely ever misses a day of eating it. We cannot believe all the crazy “days” that exist, and now Mom knows where to find them. She’s going to order one of those calendars. Thanks for hopping, Toby, and providing this info about PB. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
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We have Pic 100% natural Made in Australia peanut buttr down here. Strange what you put with it, but I reminded Mum she loves Gouda Cheese and raspberry jam together so…….
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