This Jezebel is NUTS!
Mr. Peanut
In 1906 Omedeo Obici, originally from Italy, founded the Planters Peanut Company in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
In 1916 Mr. Obici held a contest asking the public to draw a logo that he thought would best suit the company. A young boy from Suffolk named Antonio Gentile drew the peanut with arms, legs, and a cane, and won the $5.00 prize. Mr. Obici ended up befriending the boy and his siblings and helped put them all through college.
In 1918, Mr. Peanut first appeared in print in the Saturday Evening Post becoming the official mascot.
In 2014 the Smithsonian acquired the original drawings enshrining Mr. Peanut into American history.
(Yet another successful immigrant story added to our rich American immigration history.)
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Good ‘Ole Georgia Peanuts
(Perfect Just As They Are)
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Growing up in Georgia meant lots of Peanuts, and lots of Peanut Butter.
When it came to Peanut Butter in my family home, that meant a big bucket of JFG Peanut Butter.
It was the cheapest and had less sugar. It came in a big bucket too. It was real Peanut Butter minus all the sugar and additives. My parents never bought Peter Pan or Skippy, the big name brands that all the other Southern families would buy, it was JFG for us!
There were plenty of Peanut Butter Sandwiches, and Peanut Butter spread between Saltine Crackers, Vanilla Wafers, and Graham Crackers, not to mention all the Peanut Butter Fudge we would consume. Homemade Peanut Butter Cookies, and Peanut Butter Brownies. And if we were hungry in the afternoon we would grab a spoon and dip it into that big bucket of JFG and eat it plain. (Not double dipping, just so you know.) It was filling and would get you through to suppah. 🙂
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Georgia Is Known For It’s Peanuts
Georgia produces the largest amount of Peanuts in the United States, with Sylvester, Georgia being the ‘Peanut Capital of the World.’
Peanuts grow best in the southern part of Georgia primarily in the Coastal Plains Region because of the sandy soil.
Virginia and North Carolina are also excellent producers of Peanuts here in America. Very tasty and good quality. We would always receive Peanuts from Gordon’s family who lived in Virginia every Christmas. It was something to look forward to.
Georgia Peanuts Are Harvested Every September and October
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The Jimmy Carter Family Peanut Roots
Probably our most famous Peanut Farmer in America was our former 39th. President, Jimmy Carter. Carter was President from 1977 – 1981. President Carter was born and raised in Plains, Georgia. He didn’t see his first white person, that wasn’t in his family, until he was 14 years old. He grew up in a ‘black town.’ There were many black towns in Georgia at that time.
When Carter was a boy of 6 he would walk a few miles every Saturday to sell his Boiled Peanuts. I can’t imagine children doing that in this day. It would be too dangerous.
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Peanuts, and Peanut Butter is my Past, my Present, and my Future. It is my Childhood. It is my History. My family Memories and Recipes.
At this writing I have 5 jars of Peanut Butter in the Kitchen Pantry. What with all of our Florida weather of storms and hurricane’s, what do you think we eat when the power goes out? Oh, we have various jars and canned goods of other foods, but Peanut Butter is always at arm’s length.
We hope that you will like our Nutty Jezebel.
This one is a favorite.
Julie and Gordon
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Our Ingredients:
I Wanted To Use Products From Georgia And The South Where Possible
Vidalia Onions From Vidalia, Georgia
5, Apple Jelly’s (about 1 lb. each)
1, Pineapple Preserves (Just because I had it leftover from a past Jezebel Sauce and it was expiring.)
2, Peach Preserves (About 1 lb. each)
1/2 – 1 Cup Peanut Butter (I used a combination of No Sugar Added Jiff, and 33% Less Sugar Simply Jiff
Dashes of Tabasco Sauce, To Taste
1 Cup Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
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1/3 Cup Vidalia Onion Mustard
Sweet Honey Mustard (A Few Squirts, About 3 or 4)
8 oz. Jar Ground Horseradish, I used about 3/4 of it.
1 T. Sea Salt
Planter’s Peanut Oil, to Sautee
1 1/2 Vidalia Onions, Chopped and Sauteed in Peanut Oil
14.5 oz. Chow-Chow (About 3/4 of the Jar)
Planter’s Dry Roasted Peanuts, The Entire Container, Or To Taste
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Mr. Peanut, Standing By
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Always Peanuts To Snack On
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PayDay was my favorite candy bar when I was young because of the Peanuts
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My Nutty Jezebel, Literally
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Chocolate And Peanut Butter
You got your Chocolate in my Peanut Butter.
No, you’ve got your Peanut Butter in My Chocolate!
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Currently Under Construction
How We Eat Jezebel Sauce
Some Of Our Nutty Jezebel Recipes:
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As Always My First Purchase When Creating A New Jezebel,
..Are The Lids And The Jars!
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This Jezebel LOVES Nuts!
We Snack On NUTS All The Time!
Whether they be Peanuts, Walnuts, Cashews, Brazil, Pecans, Macadamia, etc….
Coated, Candy Coated, Plain, Dry Roasted, Salted, Unsalted, Seasoned, etc….
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Making The Nutty Jezebel
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Recipes Start Here
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Ju Baby, Gimme Some Shugah,
Grammaw Nellie Mae
(My Grandmother) 🙂
Julie