NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY DAY – April 2
Sun Apr 2nd

National Peanut Butter And Jelly Day

National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, a year-round celebration, honors a classic food favorite. By the time they graduate from high school, the average American will have eaten over 2000 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Peanut butter was considered a delicacy in the early 1900s and was only available in New York City's finest tea rooms.. A recipe "in a May 1896 article published in the Good Housekeeping magazine, a homemaker was encouraged to use a meat grinder to make peanut butter and spread the word on bread." Table Talk, the culinary magazine Table Talk's same year, published a "peanut butter sandwich recipe" in June.

In 1901, Julia Davis Chandler is believed to have made the first mention of peanut butter (or paste) paired with jelly on bread in the United States. The Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics has her article published. The cost of peanut butter has decreased in the late 1920s, and the sandwich became extremely popular with children.

Both peanut butter and jelly were part of the US soldiers' military ration list during World War II, according to the Peanut Board.

The J.M. Smucker Co. introduced Goober, a jarred product that combined alternating vertical stripes of peanut butter and jelly in 1968..

How to celebrate #peanutbutterandjellyday

  • Try peanut butter and jelly for dinner
  • It could be a good day to try something new. To help you out, here are a few peanut butter and jelly recipes
  • Cupcakes
  • French Toast
  • Pie
  • Sushi
  • Cookies
  • Donuts
  • Pancakes
  • Fudge
  • In addition, we've created a mystery picture puzzle. In the picture, find the hidden peanuts. If you've found them all, we've got the key. We've included the key
  • Also, we turned the image into a coloring page. Print and print it off now. Have fun! On social media, use the hashtag #PeanutButterAndJellyDay to post

Er and jelly FAQ

Does peanut butter and jelly have to be on bread? Q. Is peanut butter and jelly allowed to be on bread?

A. No. A. No. A. No. Crackers, ice cream, and several other foods go well with peanut butter and jelly. Give it a try!

Is it important what kind of jelly I use? Q. Does it matter what kind of jelly I use?

Which is more popular, crunchy, or creamy peanut butter? Q. Which is better, crunchy or creamy peanut butter?