Where does peanut butter come from? This is a question that led me to do some detective work on the web, and my findings were a bit nutty. Get it, nutty cause peaNUT butter. Anyways, I learned that runner peanuts are the best peanuts preffered by U.S. farmers for the production of p-butter. These are grown in 3 states; Georgia, Alabama, and Florida and there are over 16,000 peanut farmers in the U.S. alone. Peanuts are not harvested until 120 to 160 days after planting!! Jeez, who knew it was such a long process? The peanuts are then taken to buying stations where they undergo extensive inspection by the Federal-State Inspection Service to determine the value and quality of the load. Then they are sold to the domestic market for about 31¢ a pound. Well, thats peanut butter in a nuttshell! I am so pun-ny today :p
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I don't care how long it takes as long as it ends up in my stomech at 11 a.m. tomorrow. but nice post i didnt know that. thank u
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