shygye Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 [color:purple]Eat like a King.[/color] :content: Elvis Presley's fried peanut butter and banana sandwich April 28, 2004 MAKES 1 SERVING 1/2 of a small ripe banana 2 slices white bread 1 tablespoon butter, softened 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter In a small bowl, mash banana with the back of a spoon or fork. Lightly toast the bread. Spread half of the butter on each piece of toast. Flip the bread over and spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread and the mashed banana on the other. Put the peanut butter and banana sides together and place sandwich in a small frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook until golden, flip and repeat on other side. Serve hot. Donna Larsen, Oak Lawn Nutrition facts per serving: 486 calories, 31 g fat, 11 g saturated fat, 33 mg cholesterol, 45 g carbohydrates, 13 g protein, 546 mg sodium, 4 g fiber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Millions of malnourished African children could beat starvation if a Malawian pilot scheme to hand out food supplements, which are similar to peanut butter, is spread across the continent. Studies by American scientists have found that 89 per cent of severely malnourished children regained their health after they were fed the special compound, which is based on the popular breakfast spread. The results echo reports of aid agencies working with malnourished children, who have long administered 'Plumpy Nut', a peanut-based, high-calorie paste given out during food crises. Malawi's health officials are distributing the mixture - made of peanuts, powdered milk, vegetable oil, sugar, vitamins and minerals - to mothers of dangerously under-weight children. "The peanut-butter feeding has been a quantum leap in feeding malnourished children in Africa," said Dr Mark Manary, a paediatrics professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, who has led the studies in Malawi. "The recovery rates are a remarkable improvement from standard therapy." According to the United Nations, only half of all children fed traditional high-calorie food supplements without the peanut butter recovered, and at a much slower rate. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Toss up: peanut butter chunky with slices of banana or peanut butter and preserve. In both cases I like it on bread or on toast for variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The_Munchmaster Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Decided to try the PB and honey tonight, because it was recommended and I've always got honey in the larder. So made the toast, buttered it and spread the PB, only then to discover that for once I didn't have any fecking honey! No jelly or jam either, but I did have a new jar of Mrs Bridges Celebration Marmalade with Chanpagne, so layered a bit of that on top. So how was it? Well it was blody lovely. The combination of the PB and marmalade (not sweet marmalade) was really subtle and the marmalade seemed to subdue the taste of the PB. Not spectacular but extremely pleasant. Would have had a second slice but I was also marinating a steak and didn't want to ruin my appetite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Scrutinizer Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 The History of Peanut Butter 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. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patented a "Process of Preparing Nut Meal" in 1895 and used peanuts. Kellogg served the patients at his Battle Creek Sanitarium peanut butter. Joseph Lambert worked for Dr. Kellogg and began selling his own hand-operated peanut butter grinder in 1896. Almeeta Lambert published the first nut cookbook, "The Complete Guide to Nut Cookery" in 1899. By 1914, many companies were making peanut butter. Joseph L. Rosenfield invented a churning process that made smooth peanut butter smooth. In 1928, Rosenfield licensed his invention to the Pond Company, the makers of Peter Pan peanut butter. In 1932, Rosenfield began making his own brand of peanut butter called Skippy which included a crunchy style peanut butter. Agricultural chemist, George Washington Carver discovered three hundred uses for peanuts and hundreds more uses for soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes. He start popularizing uses for peanut products including peanut butter, paper, ink, and oils beginning in 1880. The most famous of Carver's research took place after he arrived in Tuskeegee in 1896. However, Carver did not patent peanut butter as he believed food products were all gifts from God. The 1880 date precedes all the above inventors except of course for the Incas, who were first. It was Carver who made peanuts a significant crop in the American South in the early 1900's. After all peanut butter is just roasted peanuts crushed into a paste. One-half of all edible peanuts produced in the United States are used to make peanut butter and peanut spreads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Kev Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Peanut butter and honey on toast makes the best breakfast ever. One hundred percent correct! Peanut butter with bacon (skip the honey for this one) also pretty good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Scrutinizer Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Peanut butter, bacon, and lettuce, lots of lettuce (with some salt too). Great sandwich. :-) PB & bananas as well is an old favorite. Anyone remember the PB & marshmellow Fluff sandwich of our youth? Fluffer-nutter it was called. I actually used to like those crazy things. PB & honey I still eat here in the LOS for a quick boost when hungry and in a rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun_Kong Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Fluffernutter Jingle: "First you spread spread spread... ... Then you enjoy joy joy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Kev Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Fluffernutter Jingle: "First you spread spread spread... ... Then you enjoy joy joy" Used to sing same ditty to TG I met at Thermae! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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