In the late 1800s, John Kellogg Harvey, a Seventh Day Adventist that practiced spiritual vegetarianism, opened Battle Creek Sanitarium, a health spa that featured enemas a-plenty, exercise and a special diet. That diet included peanut butter, which Kellogg invented and promoted as a replacement for regular butter (picture sandwiches with mayo and peanut butter, tomato and peanut butter, etc.). It also included cornflakes, another Kellogg invention that soon became a breakfast staple for the country.
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Vol. I p. 593, Vol. II p.246
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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.
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