An ode to the Butter.

I'm not talking about The Stick we're all watching on pandacam religiously. Word has it, the Animal Planet site is out of commish...(.$^$#*#%$*@@!!!) So put that tub of butter aside for a minute, and let's talk about the second best kind-- peanut butta.

Tonight marks the very last night of National Peanut Butter Month. Time to celebrate jelly's husband and almond butter's second-removed cousin. I, for one, am eating a couple spoons-ful in my oatmeal with pumpkin butter and sourdough pretzels.

Even if they discovered it was made of pure french fry grease or chicken's liver, but it still tasted like this, I think I'd eat it anyways. Maybe I have an addictive personality, but peanut butter is part of my livelihood. And apparently, it's really not that bad for you. Low in saturated fat, and it has over 80% of the "good" fat inside . "Good" means cholesterol-lowering and unsaturated.

Here's some helpful links for those equally obsessed:
National Peanut Board
Official Peanut Butter Site?
The Peanut Institute
Peanut Butter Lovers


And...

a look back at the nuts in DC who have made peanut butter sandwich-making an art. Colin and Mary of Peanut Envy.

And...

Some Peanuty Facts compliments of food411.com.

**The peanut is not a nut, but a legume related to beans and lentils

**People living on the East Coast prefer creamy peanut butter, while those on the West Coast prefer the crunchy style.

**Two peanut farmers have been elected president of the United States: Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter.

**Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth