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It’s Peanut Butter Lovers’ Month, so I did all I could to prepare for today’s quiz. Since I hail from Georgia, I already know how peanuts grow, so I had a head start. From there, things got scary. I had to examine peanut butter – creamy, chunky, even extra chunky. I took a close look at peanut-butter candy (and found myself subjected to a 1970s Reese’s commercial with Donny Most and Robby Benson). I listened to a couple of old albums by a 1960s psychedelic band called The Peanut Butter Conspiracy. Finally, I closed my eyes and said “Picky people pick Peter Pan peanut butter” three times quickly.
Hopefully, it all paid off. Take the Quiz: Peanut Butter Dreams
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Point of contention regarding the Girl Scout Cookie question: according to the official bakers of Girl Scout cookies, Do-Si-Dos (also called peanut butter sandwiches, depending on region) are made with oatmeal cookies, not peanut butter cookies.
posted by Anne on 11-12-2008 at 12:11 pm
When I think of Elvis & peanut butter, I think of bananas. :)
posted by Deb on 11-12-2008 at 12:16 pm
Also, Tagalongs DO have both peanut butter filling and a peanut butter cookie in addition to the chocolate. Trick question.
posted by Heather on 11-12-2008 at 12:22 pm
Point of contention with the Girl Scout cookie question. Not all cookies are named the same thing throughout the country. Where I live we simply have Peanut Butter Patties and Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies. Samoas are instead called Caramel Delights.
posted by bzzyb on 11-12-2008 at 12:26 pm
Good catch, Anne; I’ve corrected the question.
posted by Sandy on 11-12-2008 at 12:27 pm
Of course it must be pointed out that Reese’s Pieces was not the original candy choice for ET but rather M&M’s. The Mars company however declined Steven Speilberg’s offer and he then turned to Reese’s Pieces.
posted by Bill on 11-13-2008 at 12:03 pm