National Peanut Butter Lovers Day celebrates just how delicious it is

PITTSBURGH — Whipped, creamy, chunky, in ice cream, on a sandwich, straight out of the jar: the peanut butter possibilities are seemingly endless.

If it really gets your goober going, March 1 is National Peanut Butter Lovers Day!

It’s a day to celebrate just how delicious the concoction can be. First started in 1990, the day commemorates the anniversary of when peanut butter was first sold in the U.S.

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Here are some facts provided by one website about peanut butter:

• It takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter.
• C.H. Sumner first sold peanut butter in the United States at the Universal Exposition in St. Louis. He sold $705.11 of the “new treat” at his concession stand.
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup was introduced to America in 1928.
• The oldest operating manufacturer and seller of peanut butter has been selling peanut butter since 1898.
• Mr. Ed TV’s used peanut butter as a secret ingredient to get a horse talking.
• Americans spend almost $800 million a year on peanut butter.
• January 24th is National Peanut Butter Day.

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