The Crazy History of Peanuts and Peanut Butter

In this video, we look at the history of peanuts and peanut butter, which spans thousands of years, from their earliest origins, isolated in a corner of the planet, to the ubiquity they enjoy today. Find us here too! Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Fireoflearning Lucinox – Our Science Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM2dfLR3BR0CHuePEDtxAZw The following music performed by Kevin Macleod Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Download available at incompetech.com Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 [orig. by JS Bach] Accralate These songs provided by the YouTube audio library Spanish Rose Harpsichord Fugue Leaning on the Everlasting Arms Hickory Hollow When Johnny Comes Marching Home Summer Symphony Ball Sources: [1] Ray O. Hammons et al. Chapter 1 - Origin and Early History of the Peanut, Peanuts, AOCS Press, 2016, Pages 1-26, ISBN 9781630670382, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-63067-038-2.00001-0. [2] Smith, Andrew F. "Peanuts: The Illustrious History of the Goober Pea (The Food Series)." University of Illinois, 2006. [3] Lindi J. Masur et al. "Peanuts and Power in the Andes: The Social Archaeology of Plant Remains from the Virú Valley, Peru," Journal of Ethnobiology, 38(4), 589-609, (21 December 2018) [4] Moran, Melanie. "Earliest-Known Evidence of Peanut, Cotton and Squash Farming Found." EurekAlert!, Vanderbilt University, 28 Jun 2007. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/887796 [5] "The History of Peanuts." Virginia Carolinias Peanuts. https://www.aboutpeanuts.com/peanut-facts/origin-history-of-peanuts [5] "History and Facts." The Peanut Institute. https://peanut-institute.com/peanut-facts/history-of-peanuts-consumption-affordability/ [6] "Peanut." Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/plant/peanut [7] Putnam, D.H. et al. "Peanut." Alternative Field Crops Manual, Purdue University, 2013. https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/peanut.html [8] "Peanut Gallery" Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_gallery [9] "The History of Peanut Soup." The Virginia Marketplace Blog, 19 Sep. 2012. https://thevirginiamarketplace.blogspot.com/2012/09/peanut-soup-mix-considered-asouthern.html?m=1 [10] Domonoske, Camila. "A Legume With Many Names: The Story Of 'Goober'." NPR.org, 20 Apr. 2014. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/04/20/304585019/a-legume-with-many-names-the-story-of-goober [11] "Peanut." Etymonline. https://www.etymonline.com/word/peanut#:~:text=From%20Old%20English%20pise%20(West,of%20other%20legumes%20as%20well. [12] Mujahid, Suliman. "Bad News For U.S. Farmers: Europeans Still Don't Eat Much Peanut Butter." NPR.org, 4 Dec. 2012. https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/11/30/166249335/bad-news-for-u-s-farmers-europeans-still-think-peanut-butter-is-nasty [13] Rhodes, Jesse. "The Legumes of War: How Peanuts Fed the Confederacy." Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2012. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-legumes-of-war-how-peanuts-fed-the-confederacy-70737510/?no-ist [14] "Peanut Butter." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_butter [15] "Peanut." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut [16] Wheeling, Kate. "A Brief History of Peanut Butter." Smithsonian Magazine, Jan. 2021. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/brief-history-peanut-butter-180976525/ [17] Michaud, Jon. "A Chunky History of Peanut Butter." The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2012. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-chunky-history-of-peanut-butter Picture attributions https://www.patreon.com/posts/65224488 (Can be viewed by the public, not just patrons)