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Click the Frog to Join the Party
Genre: Humour
Word Count: 100
NOT BY BREAD ALONE
Dale shielded her eyes. “Let’s sit here under this magnificent shade tree.”
As Russell sank down in the grass, Liza-Jane snatched his sandwich. “Hey!” He scowled the dog.
“I brought an extra, just in case.” Rochelle handed it to him. “Hope you don’t mind peanut butter on wholegrain, gluten-free bread.”
Liza-Jane sniffed at it and whimpered. Russell grimaced. “Thanks.”
Rochelle bit into her sandwich. “Mmm. Peanut Butter. George Washington Carver’s greatest gift to mankind.
“For your information, Ms. History-Buff.” Dale munched on her PB&J on a croissant. “Peanut butter was first patented by Canadian pharmacist Marcellus Gilmore Edson in 1884.
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Click here for Information that won’t stick to the roof of your mouth.
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
And then the crazy Kellogg brothers got ahold of it, and the world hasn’t been the same since. 😳 Originally, it was expensive, and supplied as a source of protein, to rich people with no/poor teeth. 🙂
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Dear Arcon,
And now peanut allergies run rampant. Whassup with that? I have my theories. 😉 I guess peanut butter helped people’s teeth stick to the roof of their mouths? 😉
Shalom
Rochelle
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🙄
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🖖🏻😎
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Love peanut butter, but I start bloating 🙂
BTW, is there a change in schedules, or have you forgotten to open the link party?
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Dear Reena,
I hate it when I love foods and they don’t love me back. I have a love-hate relationship with onions and garlic.
The link is up now. Sorry…I didn’t mean to change the schedule.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle!
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I completely agree with that!
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Have you tried grinding your own. Store bought is loaded with salt. I buy unshelled or jarred nuts…you have to rinse the salt off either way.
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We get a sweetened one here.
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https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/one-up/
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So it’s the Canadians who are to blame. I didn’t know that. Way too rich for me but good story again. Here’s my link. https://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/the-truth-can-wait-friday-fictioneers-march-2020/
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Dear Sandra,
Ah peanut butter…a great favorite of mine…the natural kind without added sugar. How about those Canadians. Thank you.
Sorry about the link. It seems I inadvertently scheduled it for PM instead of AM. It’s up and running now. Mia culpa.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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No worries. I added it just now.
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Thank you for your patience. Pobody’s nerfect. 😉
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I love mine au-natural too. No sugar, no salt….just ground nuts. Sometimes I do like my gram and add a handful of walnuts…theres more oil in walnuts and it changes the flavor a wee bit. Cashews added will add sweet.
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Dear Bear,
I hadn’t thought of mixing different nuts. I might have to do that. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Try it, it’s really fun to do and adds different tastes to it. I’d avoid almonds, though… .they tend to do better as a stand alone item. That, and they are a natural source of a deadly poison (I think either arsenic or cyanide, can’t remember at the moment).
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I’m thinking of different nuts that I like…besides some people I know. 😉
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hehe!
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I’m sure it must have been the Chinese. They invented everything.
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Did they now?
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And here’s my link https://neilmacdonaldauthor.com/2021/03/17/friday-fictioneers-maestro/
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The inLinkz is up now. Some dingbat scheduled it for PM instead of AM.
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Clock stopped, m’lady?
Seems like you made a boo-boo!
https://ceayr.com/2021/03/17/the-woods-friday-fictioneers/
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I am the numpty who did boo boo. To err is human and all that. PM instead of AM, it’s up now. You may read my story now. 😉
Shalom and good morning,
Rochelle
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Yeah, yeah, excuses, excuses!
Fun story, m’lady, but once again I am stunned at how culture seems to drown halfway across the Big Pond.
PB&J on a croissant?
Jings, crivvens and help ma boab!
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It’s my story and I’m sticking to it like peanut butter sticks to the roof of one’s mouth. 😀
Thank you, CE.
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Oh, yummy. I love making peanut butter. Gran always threw in a few walnuts too. Oh, man, now I’ll have to haunt the antique Mart for a meat grinder….thats what we always used. Mr. Washington is also known for his crochet work. The current Piecework magazine has an article about it with a few of his patterns too. What a talented man.
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Dear Bear,
I didn’t know about his crocheting. I was crestfallen when I learned he didn’t invent peanut butter. But he did so many other wonderful things with peanuts, I think it was just an assumption historians made.
Sorry your comments this morning seemed to want to end up in my trash bin. It’s why I check my spam folder often. Chalk it up to weirdness in wordpress.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I didn’t know about his crochet either until I read about it in the Piecework magazine. Google has several images of his work at the Tuskegee Museum.
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I didn’t know about his crochet! Just googled some pics, and it’s amazing. Delicate, artistic. Makes me itchy to get out my smaller crochet hooks and some fine thread 🙂
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It does, doesn’t it. The Piecework magazine had some patterns of his which I’ve crocheted swatches of for my Vintage linens quilt.
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Yummy invention 🙂 Love it. But, need to watch my weight!
Sadly, many original inventors have never received their due credit as more popular figures gain acceptance & undue credit.
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Dear Anita,
Peanut butter in moderation is one of my favorite proteins. It is true about inventors, isn’t it?
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yep, George Washington Carver was a great man and scientist, but a lot stuck to him like peanut butter. Or maybe I should have used a comma between “him” and “like”…. nah. I’m sure Dale would point out where Canada was ahead of the US 😉
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Dear Trent,
I guess old George couldn’t have done it all. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Move over Mad Hatter, there is a new tea… er peanut butter, party in town. I imagine this gathering took place on the Canadian border? 😀. Fun stuff!
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Dear Tanille,
I’m afraid the gathering took place on the border of my imagination. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Glad to see so many of my favourite characters in this one, Rochelle… and to see Canadian’s get the credit they deserve for once.
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Dear Jen,
I think I have much to learn about Canada. 😉 It’s always fun to include familiar characters. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You could do worse than start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E064kb3UnU
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Thanks, Jen. That was fun.
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LOL. Them’s fighting words! I especially like how she uses gluten-free bread to ward off the dog. I am also not a fan of gluten-free bread. That made me laugh and crave some sweet, starchy bread. Darn it. So much to grin at in this story!
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Dear Anne,
Alas, gluten free is a cross some of us have to bear. 😉 Fortunately there are some out there that aren’t too bad. I’m still in search of a decent challah. I’m pleased my story made you grin. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Terry could live on nothing but peanut butter. Eats it every day, several times a day. He can’t go through the kitchen without stopping to put some pb on a cracker or–believe it or not–a rice cake! He’s gluten intolerant, and I’ve found a good gluten-free bread recipe that he enjoys. Most of the store-bought stuff is dry and crumbly.
Another little gem of historical knowledge debunked! Poor Mr. Carver has lost some of his shine 🙂
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Dear Linda,
I don’t know that Mr. Carver would be too upset. He did so many things with peanuts is it any wonder history has given him credit for peanut butter? Ooh…I’d be interested in your gluten free bread recipe. I’m still searching for a GF challah recipe that doesn’t have the consistency of a rock. Peanut butter on rice cakes…been there, done that…not too bad. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, if you’d really like to have the recipe, I’d be happy to share it with you.
My daughter makes the most wonderful challah, but I’m afraid it’s not gluten free. Perhaps you could use the mixture of flours in my bread recipe? Anyway, I’ll hunt up the recipe. There are two parts–a mixture of flours, and then the recipe itself.
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I saw a recipe for peanut butter ice cream the other day. Shall I or shan’t I?
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Dear Keith,
Yes, you should. Add some chocolate chips to it for a real treat. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I might just do that!
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Peanut butter – I love the stuff, and it’s great in a sandwich with Marmite!
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Dear Liz,
I might have to try that since there are a few stores here that actually carry Marmite. I like peanut butter with green olives.
Shalom,
Rochelle
PS Thank you for the terrific photo.
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Peanut butter__not my poison! But then, who cares. It’s craze is huge. Good story, Rochelle, Here’s my link https://neelwritesblog.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/neelwrites-shortstory-ff-100words-17-03-21/
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Dear Neel,
Peanut butter is the staff of life in this house 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Fun story. I love how I always learn something from your stories, Rochelle. I’m looking forward to dropping Marcellus Gilmore Edson’s name into a conversation.
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Dear Jenne,
You never know when the subject of peanut butter’s origins will come up. 😉 Thank you for your affirming comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A FF day out and picnic, what fun! But like the other non-US readers, peanut butter on a croissant!! Outrageous 🙂
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Dear Iain,
Some of us will eat peanut butter on just about anything. 😉 Sorry to offend. Sort of. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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🤯 I looked a little further, and there’s a video on YouTube that claims George Washinton Carver invented peanuts, so that myth may have gone too far.
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Dear Nobbin,
Yes, that is going waaaay too far. Eating goober peas, eating goober peas….;) I love a good researcher.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Good because I had to look up goober peas. It sounds much grosser than it is.
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I like the names you used for your story, Rochelle. I don’t mean to double slam GWC but I just finished a book by Charles M. Blow, “The Devil You Know,” where Blow has a few choice words about him. No he’s not “the devil” of the book, but he’s surely no angel!
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Dear Lisa,
And another hero falls from his pedestal. 😉 The book sounds interesting. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, you’re welcome. It is a very interesting book! I wrote a review on it a couple of weeks ago, if you’re interested in learning more about it:
http://tao-talk.com/2021/03/05/book-review-the-devil-you-know-a-black-power-manifesto-by-charles-m-blow/
Shalom,
Lisa
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fantastic picture to work with Rochelle.
Here’s my contribution
https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/friday-fictioneers-19th-march/
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Ha! Loved it! (and especially liked it that you didn’t say how I was sitting there the whole time, munching on the sandwiches in double speed and popping handfuls of blueberries in my mouth …) 😉
This was fun!
And, yeah, I did have a peanut butter sandwich for lunch today! 😀
Na’ama
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Na’ama Y’karah,
Peanut butter is good for the soul. 😉 Love blueberries. Glad you enjoyed my little picnic.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It is indeed! 🙂 And blueberries, too! 😀
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I looove blueberries.
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Yum! LITERALLY just had some! 😀
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i love peanut butter and jelly sandwich. along with top ramen, it helped me survived my early years in america. 🙂
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Dear Plaridel,
I’m so glad you lived to tell about it. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Georgette O’Keebler W(T)F,
I’m flattered to have a starring role in your thesis on peanut butter. What’s next, mayo?
Let’s hope Liza Jane got a good sandwich the first time. She’s rather a picky eater and all that whole grain and fiber might upset her delicate digestive system.
It’s a good thing the Canuck was there to correct you or we’d have to file this story under Fractured (Fake News) History. BTW – have you ever watched “Drunk History” on Comedy Central. It’s a hoot.
Happy baking
Ernie Elf-mocker
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Dear Ernie Elf-Mocker,
Haven’t seen “Drunk History” although the “Drunk Present” is pretty hysterical. 😉 I apologize if I’ve upset Liza Jane’s sensitive digestive system. Fortunately it’s only fiction. She does play a mean game of tug-o-war. Thank you for being part of the picnic. Mayo? Hm. Is there a history behind it. I’ll have to check it out…nasty stuff IMHO.
Excuse me whilst I return to counting the DNR tags in my invisible box. I think they might be the subject for my next painting.
Shalom,
Georgette O’Keebler W(T)F
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Whenever I see you’ve written about the Fictioneers I smile, knowing I’m in for a treat. You didn’t disappoint! I like that it was Dale who debunked you!
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Dear Penny,
It’s fun to write my friends into a story. Dale has actually debunked me on occasion in reality. I don’t mind. 😉 Thank you for your kind words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
There was a day when I could eat peanut butter for breakfast, lunch, supper, but not anymore! It sets off my achy rheumatoid joints like nobody’s business. As always, I enjoy your historical vignettes so much and your reading. So Liza-Jane turns her nose up at gluten-free, eh? Good doggie!
Shalom,
Dora
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Dear Dora,
I’m not sure if Liza Jane would turn her nose up at gluten-free or not. Although she is kind of a picky eater and has some dietary issues. Sorry about your issues with peanut butter. Still a favorite of mine although I don’t eat it every day. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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All characters are fictitious, any similarity to real people is entirely coincidental… 😉
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✌🏻😎
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Dear Rochelle,
Never would I ever…. yeah, no. I totally would! There are quite a few things Canadians created that the Americans try to claim as their own 😉 No worries – we zip up their lips pretty quick!
Shalom and lotsa sticky love,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
There’s a lot about Canada and Canucks I don’t know. But I’m willing to learn. 😉 Kudos to y’all for peanut butter. ❤
I know you would. He he.
Shalom and lotsa substantial hugs,
Rochelle
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I’ll be glad to share 😉
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My bad…. I double dipped a bit this week ( Link #34). I went out and opened a blogger blog so I could do poetry… can’t get wordpress to lay it out correctly. So, there’s a learning curve here. Haven’t touched it for over 15 yrs…ach, things have changed.
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Blogger sucks! didn’t stay. Please delete the link to Jellicoswritingnook2
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I don’t care who “invented” it. I love crunchy peanut butter on toast. Especially a good homemade bread. A great job with your story on the “real” peanut butter patent holder. Thanks Dale. I also loved your different take on the bread. Liza Jane has my vote.
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Dear Jan,
We are a peanut butter lovin’ family. I’m working on the Gluten free bread thing. 😉 Liza Jane has discriminating tastes, doesn’t she. Thanks, m’luv. 😀
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Sounds like a fun gathering of friends. Interesting facts indeed! Either way, I’m glad for it. Love peanut butter, not the gluten free bread though. Fun story!
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Dear Brenda,
As we speak, I just finished pb&J on a gf bagel. I don’t know what they do, but it was really very good and hard to tell from the wheat version. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Canadian-invented, eh? Figures. I love peanut butter, now I like it even more. Unfortunately where I live, it is very expensive. I always wanted to try to make my own but never got around to it. What a fun story, Rochelle, an inspiring gathering of friends.
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Dear Gabriele,
If you have a good food processor all it takes is peanuts and a little time to grind them. I’ve made it before and I’ve made almond butter that way, too. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I little bit of history is always good to see, but peanut butter and jam/jelly, is a no
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Dear Michael,
I’m glad you enjoyed this history. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I can’t imagine a time without peanuts. A small packet to nibble on, peanut butter on toast and sometimes a sneaking spoonful when no one is looking.
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Dear James,
Peanuts and peanut butter have always been part of my existence. And I’ve been known to eat it by the spoonful, too. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Interesting that peanut butter was once considered a rich person’s food. I wanted to kow who invented the peanut butter jelly sandwich and seems google has the answers.
In 1901, the first peanut butter and jelly sandwich recipe appeared in the Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics written by Julia Davis Chandler. She said to use currant or crab-apple jelly and called the combination delicious and as far as she knew, original.
Peanut butter is the key ingredient in my instant peanut chutney (patent pending) 😉
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Dear Subroto,
Peanut chutney sounds like it could be wonderful. I always preferred grape jelly. And the sandwich had to be on empty calorie fluffy white bread. 😉 Thank you for sharing that bit of history.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Why isn’t this guy the least bit well known.? That was quite an accomplishment
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Dear Larry,
A very good question indeed. I’m afraid there are too many accomplishments that have gone unnoticed.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I love peanut butter but get rather tired of it if I eat it too often. It’s great for lunch bags. My son went vegetarian for some years and it was a fall-back food for him. A cute story to begin the history, Rochelle. 😀 — Suzanne
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Dear Suzanne,
We’re big peanut butter fans here. Thank you re my story. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ha! Cheeky dogs. Always up for a snack. I’ve never been a big peanutbutter person so the pups are welcome to mine!
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Dear Laurie,
I have to admit, I’m a pretty big peanut butter person. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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🤣🤣
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A quirky and funny story, most entertaining. I’m curious about it being a pharmacist who created P.B. Divides the nation I think, like Marmite, love it or hate it. i have been known to eat PB straight from the jar with a spoon …
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Dear Francine,
I see what you mean. I like Marmite and its cousin Vegamite. I can see where a person might not like it. I was told by an Australian friend that I was unusual for an American. 😉 Thank you re my story. Yeah, I’ve eaten PB straight from the spoon more than once.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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