but in reality it's true -- nobody really knows who invented the PB&J sandwich!
Who invented the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich???, page 2
reply posted on 18-10-2010 @ 02:55 PM by sum1one
reply to post by snowspirit
sounds weird but kind of reminds me of "ants on a log" which was just celery w/ peanut butter on it, then raisens on top for the "ants" - if i remember correctly..
sounds weird but kind of reminds me of "ants on a log" which was just celery w/ peanut butter on it, then raisens on top for the "ants" - if i remember correctly..
reply posted on 19-10-2010 @ 08:43 PM by sum1one
I can't believe there's a "Cooking" forum on ATS.. but yea, that's a whole other story.. 
Anyway, "MessOnTheFed!" was just talking in the
chatroom and telling me the Incas invented Peanut Butter -- so I looked into this, and apparently it's true -- sort of, anyway:
The History Of Peanut Butter
Ok.. so the Incas were the first to make peanut butter - but it wasn't "official" until 1890 - still a good 50 years or so BEFORE 1940.... weird. And nobody knows who the inventor of peanut butter in 1890 was either? Weird.
So.. what about jelly? This also turns out to be a lot harder than I expected to try and find an answer to, the best I could find - and for all I know it could be just made up -- is the following:
Who invented Jelly?
Anyway, "MessOnTheFed!" was just talking in the
chatroom and telling me the Incas invented Peanut Butter -- so I looked into this, and apparently it's true -- sort of, anyway:
Peanut butter was invented and reinvented many times during history. Peanuts were known as early as 950 B.C. and originated in South America. The ancient Incas used peanuts and were known to have made it into a paste-like substance. As a crop peanuts emigrated from South America to Africa by early explorers and then traveled by trade into Spain who then traded the product to the American colonies. The first commercial peanut crop was grown in Virginia in the early to mid 1840's and in North Carolina beginning around 1818.
According to the Corn Products Company, Dr. Ambrose Straub of St. Louis patented a peanut butter-making machine in 1903 and some unknown doctor invented peanut butter in 1890.
The History Of Peanut Butter
Ok.. so the Incas were the first to make peanut butter - but it wasn't "official" until 1890 - still a good 50 years or so BEFORE 1940.... weird. And nobody knows who the inventor of peanut butter in 1890 was either? Weird.
So.. what about jelly? This also turns out to be a lot harder than I expected to try and find an answer to, the best I could find - and for all I know it could be just made up -- is the following:
The making of jam and jelly probably began centuries ago in the Middle Eastern countries, where cane sugar grew naturally. It is believed that returning Crusaders first introduced jam and jelly to Europe; by the late Middle Ages, jams, jellies and fruit conserves were popular there. In fact, the word "jelly" comes from the French word "gelée" which means to congeal. The use of cane sugar to make jam and jelly can be traced back to the 16th century when the Spanish came to the West Indies where they preserved fruit.
Who invented Jelly?
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