March 1st is National Peanut Lovers Day

15 Surprising Facts About Peanuts and Peanut Butter

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 (Sept. 2014) asked, “What makes the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich? “Good question,” we say! Results show, 36 % say strawberry jam is favorite (grape is 31%); favorite bread is white bread (54%); favorite type of peanut butter is smooth (56%) and a whopping 80 % like their PB & J with the crust left on the sandwich.

Two peanut farmers have been elected president of the USA – Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter.

Astronaut Alan Shepard brought a peanut with him to the moon. Read about peanuts bringing good luck to NASA.

Former President Bill Clinton says one of his favorite sandwiches is peanut butter and banana; also reported to have been the favorite of Elvis “the King” Presley.

There are six cities in the U.S. named Peanut: Peanut, California; Lower Peanut, Pennsylvania; Upper Peanut, Pennsylvania; Peanut, Pennsylvania, Peanut, Tennessee; and Peanut West Virginia.

According to Little Brownie Bakers, cookie bakers use about 230,000 pounds of peanut butter per week to bake Do-si-dos and Tagalongs. Click here for a peanut butter cookie recipe.

Peanut butter cream is deposited onto Do-si-dos at the rate of 2,800 cookies per minute.

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 salt water until they are of a soft bean like 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.