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by pblovers April 19, 2011

Check out these "spread-worthy" peanut butter facts!

Peanuts are not actually nuts at all!

They are legumes – like beans, peas, and lentils.

Americans eat three pounds of peanut butter per person every year

– enough PB to coat the floor of the Grand Canyon!

One acre of peanuts will make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.

Two former U.S. Presidents were peanut farmers:

Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter.

March

is National Peanut Month;

November

is National Peanut Butter Lovers Month.

The peanut plant is unusual

because it flowers above the ground, but fruits below the ground.

Runner peanuts are preferred for peanut butter,

and are grown primarily in Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.

Peanut shells are used to make

kitty litter, wallboard, fireplace logs, paper and animal feed,

and are sometimes used as fuel for power plants.

Africans

ground peanuts into stews as early as the 1400s;

Chinese

have crushed peanuts into creamy sauces for centuries; and Civil War soldiers dined on “peanut porridge.”

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    • Appetizers Breakfast Desserts Dog Treats Entrées Foodservice Sandwiches Side Dishes Snacks All

      Thai Peanut Veggie DIp

      Fresh Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

      Carolina Dreaming Appetizer Meatballs

      Nutty Jalapeño-Chicken Stuffed Peppers

      Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal

      PB Cocoa Chia Pudding

      Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Bread

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      PB&J Grilled Wings

      Peanut Sauce for Chicken Satay

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      Peanut-Field Pea Salad with Lemon Ricotta

      Thai Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps

      Grilled PB & J

      Veggie Sammies with PB Satay Sauce

      The PB Cuban

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      Fresh Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

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      PB&J Candied Bacon

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      Peanut Power Chocolate Banana Bites

      Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Bread

      Chocolate PB Granola

      Peanut Sauce for Chicken Satay

      Peanut Butter Yule Log

      Peanut Butter Cream Pie

      Asian Peanut Slaw

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