Complex sentence: Edson's cooled product had "a consistency like that of butter, lard, or ointment" according to his patent application which described a process of milling roasted peanuts until the peanuts reached "a fluid or semi-fluid state".
Split into simpler sentences: Edson's cooled product had "a consistency like that of butter, lard, or ointment" according to his patent application. The patent describes a process of milling roasted peanuts until the peanuts reached "a fluid or semi-fluid state".