When I was in the Navy Jimmy Carter was the commander in chief.
As peanut farmer (just like Thomas Jefferson) he was the subject to various jokes in which I would participate from time to time.
I also recall being infuriated by some of the choices he made during his time in office because I thought he politicized things better left to purely social strata … like boycotting the olympics and the Mariel boatlift when it was discovered that a number of the exiles had been released from Cuban jails and mental health facilities.
Be all of this as it may, in retrospect I would have to say that Mr. Carter is singularly one of the most decent individuals to ever walk this Earth … perhaps to a fault from some perspectives — but he is still an exceptionally good person and should be recognized as such.
March is National Peanut Month
March is National Peanut Month, time to celebrate one of America’s favorite foods!
National Peanut Month had its beginnings as National Peanut Week in 1941. It was expanded to a month-long celebration in 1974.
Roasted in the shell for a ballpark snack, ground into peanut butter or tossed in a salad or stir-fry, peanuts find their way into everything from breakfast to dessert.
Though they’re not actually nuts, but legumes just like lentils, beans, peas and so forth we in the United States consume some three pounds of peanut butter on average annually.
An acre of peanuts will make about 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches. A serving of peanuts is a good source for protein, Niacin, folate, Vitamin E, Magnesium, and Phosphorus. Peanuts are naturally cholesterol-free and low in saturated fat.
Nothing of the peanut goes to waste. The shells are used for numerous products like paper, animal feed, burned as fuels, kitty litter … and the list goes on.
It’s a sad fact that persons have allergies to peanuts which cause varying levels of distress which include anaphylaxsis and death. If you ever have an adverse reaction to eating peanuts you should discontinue eating them and consult a physician without delay.
For most, however, peanuts are a wonderful thing. I eat them regularly.
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