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Default Peanut butter and......

On 2019 Dec 22, , dsi1 wrote
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> This was popular during the great depression. My guess is that the ground
> peanuts and the mayo was added together to make it more spreadable and that
> the combination probably tasted better than a peanut butter or a mayo
> sandwich. There's probably no point in the combination today because today's
> peanut butter is emmanantly spreadable and tastes better than the stuff that
> was around during the 30's.


I€„¢ve been told that peanut butter and mayo slathered on a roasted
Hoover hog was all the rage during the thirties. It€„¢s odd how tastes
change over time.

leo