PB and J

watching them try to lick it off the roofs of their mouths! Yes, PB and J has gone to the dogs, so to speak, as a tasty treat sold in pet stores in the form of doggie biscuits!

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Tantalizing Trivia from the Skippy Fun Facts Page

• "Arachibutyrophobia" (pronounced I-RA-KID-BU-TI-RO-PHO-BI-A) is the fear of peanut butter getting stuck to the roof of your mouth.
• There are currently more than 30 public figures and celebrities who share a devotion to peanut butter as members of the Adult Peanut Butter Lovers' Fan Club. They include: President Bill Clinton, Julia Child, Larry King, Jack Nicholson, Tom Selleck, Kim Basinger, Barbara Walters, Olympian Bonnie Blair, Barbara Bush, Dan Rather, Madonna, Cher, William F. Buckley, Billy Joel, Julia Roberts, Bill Cosby and Michael J. Fox.
• Americans eat about 3 pounds of peanut butter per person per year which is enough to cover the floor of the Grand Canyon!
• 75% of all American families purchased peanut butter last year!
• Americans spend about 800 million dollars per year on peanut butter!
• The United States Defense Department is researching ways of preserving the PB&J sandwich for up to three years for combat troops in the field!

PB and J on TV

• The sandwich has been used as a consequence for losing challenges on the reality game show, Big Brother.
• PBS has a popular children's show called PB & J Otter about a family of otters whose children are each named after one ingredient in the scrumptious sandwich.

In the End...

Whether you are among those that like theirs made with crunchy or smooth, on wheat or on white, with marshmallow fluff or fried with bananas, or grape jelly, jam, preserves, honey or even avocadoes, no matter how you slice it, PB&J sandwiches are an all-American, kid-tested, mother-approved, favorite treat!

For more information on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, go to the following sites:

• A Brief History from Yahoo
• The Kitchen Project
• Smucker's site
• The FDA and PBJ standards
• A 1999 Suite101.com Article on peanut butter
• Wikipedia's article on the sandwich
• Wikipedia's article on Peanut Butter
• Skippy Fun Facts

Happy Eating!

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