14—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 14,1951
Peanut butter, a hit with Americans
LANCASTER Peanut butter
and jelly, peanut butter and
banana, peanut butter and apple
slices - the list of “peanut butter
and” sandwiches goes (Hi and on.
Then there are peanut butter
cookies, peanut butter fudge, and
even a delicious peanut butter
soup.
No wonder Americans suffered
during last winter’s peanut
shortage. The good news is that
this year’s crop forecasts are good,
according to Greta C. Vairo,
Extension home economist with
the Extension service.
Peanut butter as we know it
today evolved from research in the
1920’5. A major development was
Fran Sander shares experiences
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with whom they had been
corresponding since high school
days. After visiting with these
friends m northern Germany, the
German son returned to the United
States with the Sauders and spent
three weeks in Lancaster County.
A member of Ensman’s Men
nomte Church, Fran serves as
youth advisor and Sunday School
teacher to fifth and sixth graders
there.
While the Sauders do not have a
large garden, Fran does enjoy
canning and freezing and has
plenty of opportunity with her
husband’s nearly 50 fruit trees.
A grandmother of four with '
another on the way, Fran says, “I
enjoy being a grandmother. I miss
them when I don’t see them.’ ’
Fran believes that the Farm
Women Society song, “Brighten
the Corner Where You Are,” aptly
describes her feelings about
society members and the part they
play in serving others. The song is
an inspiration to Fran and she lives
her own life brightening the many
comers where she serves.
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the introduction of stabilizers
which prevent oil separation inside
- the jar. Easier to use and to store,
stabilized peanut butter became
the choice for most consumers,
and the peanut butter use greatly
mcreased.
Another milestone was the
establishment by the U.S. Food &
Drug Administration of a “Stan
dard of Identity’ ’ for peanut butter.
The standard, effective in 1971, set
up the following major
requirements for any product sold
as peanut butter: peanuts must
account for at least 90% of the
content, and the remaining
ingredients are limited to salt,
sweetener and stabilizer. The
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If a product fails short of the 90%
peanut mark or fails to meet the
other requirements it can’t be
called peanut butter. That’s why
you’ll see some products labeled
“mutation peanut butter” or
“peanut spread.” Tbey simply do
not fill the standard for peanut
butter.
Just because there is a standard
of identity, don’t assume that all
peanut butter is the same. There
are differences in flavor among
brands, and manufacturers devote
much attention to the roasting
process and the types of
seasonings to achieve ideal flavor.
Aside from brand choice, you
can also select smooth or crunchy
peanut butter. Industry sources
say that smooth outsells crunchy
about three to one.
In recent years there has been
something of a revival of the old
fashioned product which contains
100 percent peanuts and the oil still
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kinds of nuts grown in this country,
the walnut may be the most im
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to most of the eastern and central
United States, is eaten at home but
is not as important commercially
as the English walnut grown near
the pacific cost.
Black walnut trees come in
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rises to the top. Most health food
stores sell it, usually in one-pound
jars, as do some supermarkets.
One reason peanut butter is so
popular is that it’s relatively
inexpensive. It consistently ranks
among the lowest in cost of all
protein foods, second only to dry
beans. It can be used in a wide
variety of dishes and is valued for
its nutrition - peanut butter is 26
percent protein and is a good
source of niacin and other B
vitamins.
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