Dr. George Washington Carver developed 300 uses for the nutmeat, shell and foliage of the peanut. Peanut butter was invented in 1890 by a St. Louis physician seeking an easily digestible, high protein food for some of his patients. Their consumption equates to more than 700 million pounds of peanut butter annually, or enough to cover the floor of the Grand Canyon.
Surveys show peanut butter and jelly is the most popular type of sandwich in the United States.
It takes 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter. Peanut butter is excellent for the removing chewing gun from clothing and hair. The growing season for peanuts ranges from 120 to 175 days in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The planting season begins in April with harvesting in September and October.