Peanuts trivia crops up for National Peanut Month
Peanuts trivia crops up for National Peanut Month
From Staff Reports
In recognition of National Peanut Month, here are some things about Georgia’s Official Row Crop you may not know:
— It takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter.
— By law, any product labeled “peanut butter” in the United States must be at least 90 percent peanuts.
— The average peanut farm is 100 acres.
— The Huffington Post (September 2014) asked, “What makes the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich?” The results: 36 percent said strawberry jam was favorite (grape was 31 percent); favorite bread was white bread (54 percent); favorite type of peanut butter was smooth (56 percent) and a whopping 80 percent like their PB&J with the crust left on the sandwich.
— Two peanut farmers have been elected president of the U.S. — Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter.
— Astronaut Alan Shepard brought a peanut with him to the moon.
— Former President Bill Clinton says one of his favorite sandwiches is peanut butter and banana. That’s also reported to have been the favorite of Elvis Presley.
— There are six cities in the U.S. named Peanut (through our state produces over half the nation’s peanuts, none of the towns are in Georgia): Peanut, Calif.; Lower Peanut, Pa.; Upper Peanut, Pa.; Peanut, Pa., Peanut, Tenn., and Peanut, W.Va.
— According to Little Brownie Bakers, cookie bakers use about 230,000 pounds of peanut butter per week to bake Girl Scout’s Do-si-dos and Tagalongs.
— 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.
— “Boiled peanuts” are considered a delicacy in the peanut-growing areas of the South. Freshly harvested peanuts are boiled in supersaturated saltwater until they are of a soft beanlike texture. They are most frequently enjoyed at the end of the day with a favorite beverage.
— Goober — a nickname for peanuts — comes from “nguba,” the Congo language name for peanut.
— Peanuts are sometimes called “ground nuts” or “ground peas” because peanuts grow underground.
— George Washington Carver was known as the “plant doctor” and the “grandfather of peanuts.” Though he did not invent peanut butter, he discovered many ways to use peanuts and innovative farming methods, including crop diversification and soil conservation.
— Source: National Peanut Board
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