March is National Peanut Month
Submitted by Susan on March 16, 2014 – 8:47 amNo Comment
Yes, Road Trips Foodies: this is National Peanut Month — celebrating one of the nation’s favorite foods whether roasted in the shell as a snack, used in salads and stir-fry recipes, in cookies or ground into peanut butter.
It’s been an observance since 1974 (who knew?). Americans eat an average of more than six pounds of shelled peanuts a year, about half in the form of peanut butter. The shells are used in such products as kitty litter, wallboard and artificial fireplace logs.
Actually, American peanuts have a global customer base. In 2012, over $250 million worth were exported; more than 36 percent went to Canada and 27 percent to Mexico.
