Thursday, January 24, 2008

• PB Junkie

  Some Trivia in Honor of Black History Month: George Washington Carver (1864-1943) is well known for developing peanut butter but less is known as to how this invention emerged. Peanut production was one of the agricultural techniques introduced in the South as a means for replenishing nitrogen in the soil, which had been greatly depleted by cotton growth. When southern farmers took on the task of growing peanuts, they discovered a limited market for them. So, Carver set out to develop commercial applications for peanuts, and peanut butter, as we know it today, was born!

  Thank you Mr. Carver!  Yay for PB!

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