Father of Peanut

George Washington Carver(1864 – 1943), a renowned scientist, inventor, and advocate, made significant discoveries related to peanuts. Carver, often called “The Father of the Peanut Industry,” invented over 300 uses for peanuts, including products like milk, plastics, paints, dyes, cosmetics, medicinal oils, soap, ink, and wood stains.

Despite the common misconception, he did not invent peanut butter but extensively researched new applications for peanuts, earning him the nickname “Peanut Man”.

Carver’s work revolutionized agriculture, benefiting sharecroppers in the South by introducing innovative uses for crops like peanuts and sweet potatoes.

Here are some recipes featuring peanuts, out of 105 (!), composed by George Washington Carver himself. Ingredients are simple and easy to obtain. Ordinary peanuts can be turned into so many variety of beautiful dishes!

PEANUT SOUP NUMBER FOUR

Boil 10 minutes in half a cup of water, half a cup of chopped celery, a tablespoon of chopped onion, the same amount of red and green peppers mixed; add a cup of peanut butter and 3 cups of rich milk to which has been added 1 tablespoon of flour; add 1 teaspoon of sugar; boil two minutes and serve.

OAT MEAL PEANUT BREAD (DELICIOUS)

2 cups liquid yeast 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups rolled oats 1 tablespoon butter 2 teaspoons sugar

Add white flour as long as you can stir it; beat well; let rise over night; stir up well in the morning; add one cup of chopped or ground peanuts; pour into buttered baking-pan and set in a warm place to rise; when light bake in a moderate oven for one hour.

PEANUT OMELET

Cream a slice of bread in half a cup of rich milk; beat the whites and yolks of two eggs separately; add the yolks to the bread crumbs and milk; to half a cup of fi nely ground peanuts add a dash of pepper and salt; mix thoroughly; fold in the whites, and cook as usual in a buttered pan.