April 2 - National Peanut Butter And Jelly Day

Happy National Peanut Butter And Jelly Day! Each year on April 2, today celebrates a classic food favorite.

The average American will have eaten over two thousand peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by the time they graduate from high school! 

  

Peanut butter was considered a delicacy in the early 1900s and was only served in New York City’s finest tea rooms.  

In a May 1896 article published in the Good Housekeeping magazine, a recipe “urged homemakers to use a meat grinder to make peanut butter and spread the result on bread.”  

Later that same year, in June, the culinary magazine Table Talk, published a “peanut butter sandwich recipe.” 

It is thought that in 1901, Julia Davis Chandler issued the first reference to peanut butter (or paste) paired with jelly on bread in the United State.  

Her article is found in the Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics. In the late 1920s, the price of peanut butter declined, and the sandwich became very popular with children. 

According to the National Peanut Board®, during World War II, both peanut butter and jelly were part of the United States soldier's military ration list. 

In 1968, The J.M. Smucker Co. introduced Goober®, a jarred product that combined alternating vertical stripes of peanut butter and jelly. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

It may be a good day to try something different. The following are a few peanut butter and jelly ideas to help you out! 

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  • Cookies 
• • Cupcakes 
• • Doughnuts 
• • French Toast 
• • Fudge 
• • Pancakes 
• • Pie 
• • Sushi 

National Day Calendar® has created a hidden picture puzzle. Find the hidden peanuts in the picture by visiting the website below:

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They've also included the key if you think you’ve found them all. To see if you've found them all, visit the website below to see how you did:

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Additionally, they've turned the image into a coloring page. Download and print it off by visiting the website below. Have fun!

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Use #PeanutButterAndJellyDay to post on social media. 

HISTORY 

National Day Calendar® continues to research the origins of this nutty and sweet holiday. 

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@smuckers
@Nationalpeanutboard 

@JellyBellyUSA

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April 2 - National Ferret Day

Happy National Ferret Day! On April 2, Hob and Jill went up the hill with their little Kits to celebrate today because that’s some serious business.  

Male ferrets are called Hobs, and female ferrets are called Jills. Their offspring are called Kits. The whole family is called a business. 

These carnivores join the mustelid family, which includes the otter, badger, weasel, marten, mink, and wolverine. Humans domesticated these crafty hunters over 2,000 years ago, specifically for their hunting abilities. 

Landowners used them to “ferret” out and kill vermin that would otherwise grow out of control. Their cunning and wile made ferrets a useful tool for many. There’s no questioning whether a ferret is a carnivore once you examine their razor-sharp teeth. 

In North America, the black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered North American mammals. Once thought to be completely decimated, a rancher discovered a small population on his ranch in Wyoming in 1981.  

Since then, efforts by conservationists, breeding programs and landowners are bringing the population back from the brink of extinction. 

Today, the population wavers around five hundred ferrets alive in the wild with more in breeding programs preparing to be reintroduced into the wild. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Learn more about the conservation of the black-footed ferret and its rediscovery. Feel free to watch the twenty-nine-minute 2017 American historical documentary short film 'Ferret Town' to learn more.  

Have you invited a ferret to share your home? Share your experiences with your ferret companion. Celebrate by learning more about ferrets and how they live and grow.  

Families and classrooms, download and print this ferret coloring sheet by visiting the website below: 

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Use #NationalFerretDay to post on social media. 

HISTORY 

For decades, ferret lovers celebrated National Ferret Day. However, recognition didn’t come until 2014 when Carol Roche of New York and the American Ferret Association made it possible.

At that time, Chase’s Calendar of Events formally recognized the observance. 

#NationalFerretDay 

@asa_ferret 

@nichecinema