European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                5&s Edward Codina going nutty Over Peanut butter by Bruce Christian Cox news service nutty Story about former sen. Barry Goldwater caught the Eye of a Georgia Man who wrote the Arizona politician and invited him to join one of the fastest growing organizations in the United states. Quot apparently he was on a camping trip and discovered he had forgotten his shaving Cream Quot said Mitch head recalling the Story he read in a National Magazine. Quot so he shaved with Peanut  Goldwater s inventiveness was one of the most unusual uses of Peanut butter head had Ever heard. He quickly wrote to the senator and suggested that if the Story were True Goldwater would be a welcomed honorary member of the adult Peanut butter lovers fan club not Only did Goldwater respond affirming the Story but head recalled the former senator said it would be an Honor to be a member. There is a footnote to the Goldwater Story head added. Quot he said the Down Side to shaving with Peanut butter was that the squirrels followed him for  a As a member of the adult Peanut butter lovers fan club Goldwater is in Good company. Other luminaries who Are honorary members Are Milton Berle Barbara Bush Cher , Chris Evert Gerald Ford Barbara Walters. George will Dan rather Jack Nicholson and Julia Roberts. Even Madonna is a member. Head did t comment on exactly How the Singer uses her Peanut butter. But you Don t have to be a celebrity to be a member of this group said head the fan club s executive director. In fact More than 60,000 people from All 50 states and 14 countries Are Jar carrying adult Peanut butter lovers. Quot adults finally Are coming out of the closet or in this Case the pantry Quot head said. Quot for a Jong time Peanut butter has been the Rodney Dangerfield of food. No one is willing to give it any respect. They be been embarrassed to admit they eat  yet according to head s statistics 85 percent of All . Homes have a Jar of Peanut butter. Quot that is almost As Many Homes in this country that have indoor plumbing Quot he said. Census figures have shown that slightly More than 90 percent of . Homes have indoor plumbing. Head continued Quot this country consumes 800 million pounds of Peanut butter a year. That is about 3 i pounds per person. But what really struck us was that adults actually eat More Peanut butter than kids  according to head s statistics 55 percent of the Peanut butter consumption is by people 18 years old and older. Peanut butter represents a $1 billion Industry he said. Quot it s not a kids food at All Quot head added. With these hard facts head and a few of his closest friends decided to organize a sort of tongues stuck to the roofs of their Mouths organization. That was six years ago. The adult Peanut butter lovers fan club has gotten to be a Little like a gooey grilled Peanut butter Sandwich. It s out of control. Quot we started it As a Lark with just a Little bit of sincerity Quot head said. Quot we were going to let people Send us their love letters regarding Peanut  word got out quickly. In one year 20,000 people wanted membership. New chapters Are being spread throughout the country and world like so much Peanut Putter on bread. The Peanut butter lovers met recently in Scottsdale ariz., for their once every two years confab. Emmy award winning to personality soupy sates was master of ceremonies. Sales in t sure How he got involved. Quot i think i told a joke. What s the difference Between elephants and Peanut butter elephants Don t stick to the roof of your Mouth Quot he said. Head carved through the myth that Peanut butter is a fattening food. Quot certainly if you Are watching your weight you have to watch the amount of Peanut butter you eat. T mean you can t eat four sandwiches a Day. Yes it is High in fat but it is the Good fats. In fact Peanut butter has less fat and less calories than most fast foods you can  closer Looka trivia test sure to drive you nuts by Bob Dart Cox news service Here s a quiz to find the real Peanut brains q. What is  a. An irrational fear of getting Peanut butter stuck to the roof of your Mouth. Q. Where did the audience of kids sit on the Howdy Doody Short a. The Peanut gallery. Q. What did Barbara Mandrell mix her peanuts with in the song / was country when country was t Coor a. Coca cola. Q. What president ate Peanut butter on English muffins for breakfast a. Gerald Ford. Q. Who Sang the 1957 song peanuts that peaked at no. 23 on the Rock a Roll charts a. Little Joe and the thrillers. Q. What country exports the most peanuts a China. Q. What is the Peanut capital of the world a. Either Sylvester ga., or Dothan ala., or Suffolk a. All three cities a amp in that title. Q. Who holds the guinness record for growing the world s biggest Peanut and How big was it a. Bitty Senkpeil of Sylvester ga., in 1987. The average Peanut is about an Inch Long. The record one was 311/16 inches. Q. How Many states have a town matted Peanut a at least four. California Tennessee West Virginia and Pennsylvania which has an upper Peanut and lower Peanut As Well As Plain Peanut a q. What does the Singer want somebody to buy in the song take me out to the Ball game a peanuts and Cracker Jack. Q. Who is known As the world s greatest Peanut thrower a Roger Owens who Sells bags of peanuts to the baseball fans at dodger stadium. Q. How Many peanuts on average Are in a 12-ounce Jar of Peanut butter a 548. Q. What percentage of . Households with children Purchase Peanut butter a 99 percent. Q. Who likes Crunchy Peanut better More kids or grown  a. Adults. Kids prefer smooth. O. Who recorded the jazz song Salt peanuts a. Dizzy Gillespie. Q. What were the georgians called who campaigned in Iowa for Jimmy Carter in 1976? a the Peanut brigade. Q. What states grow the most peanuts a Georgia is first and Texas is second. Q. Who created the comic strip peanuts a Charles Schultz. Q. Who was peanuts Lowrey a. A baseball player who bounced Between the Chicago cubs Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis cardinals and Cincinnati reds. Q. What insect helped peanuts gain popularity As a Cash crop in the South a. The Boll Weevil which destroyed the Cotton crops in the Early 1900s and forced Farmers to find an alternative crop. Source the National Peanut Council. Saturday March 6, 1993 a the stars and stripes