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| I don't remember Peter Pan as being a redheaded woman in a miniskirt! But that sure looks like Captain Hook from the Disney film. |
It's a topic that I explored somewhat back on this post in 2022, where I recalled that Mom always bought Jif, which made her a choosy mother according to the ad campaign. I was aware of some of the other peanut butter brands – such as Peter Pan and Skippy – but Mom never bought them. She did buy Koogle Peanut Butter when it first came out, but it disappeared off the shelves of the store eventually, and our pantry shelf as well.
These days, I buy Peter Pan Honey Roast Creamy Peanut & Honey Spread. I guess for some reason they can't call it peanut butter. By the way, for decades Peter Pan was depicted as a woman on the namesake peanut butter label and in advertising. But the Disney suits apparently got involved and a silhouette of the Disney version is in the label today. (I posted some vintage Peter Pan Peanut Butter advertising back here).
Anyway, today's post is about an ad for Skippy Peanut Butter (below) that I found in the pages of the April 6, 1966 Journal.
A couple years ago, sophisticated people that we are, after having a debate on the best peanut butter - we conducted several blind taste tests with neighbors and family. Jif was the popular “stated” favorite, other than my husband, who would only eat Peter Pan. The blind taste test results: most people preferred Velvet peanut butter, a brand my brother had brought from MI. Only my mom and husband chose their professed favorites in the blind tasting - my mom’s being Jif. Peter Pan is often hard to find - but I still dasn’t bring home another brand…
ReplyDeleteI remember the peanut butter with bacon, and really liked it; like so many Sixties food products, it was there and gone in a trice.
ReplyDeleteTraditionally, Peter Pan was played by a woman on stage, Mary Martin, Sandy Duncan, and Cathy Rigby being examples.
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ReplyDeleteGrowing up, peanut butter was about the only item in our home that wasn't purchased by price. The reason? Dad *loved* the stuff and tolerated nothing but Jif - the brand I've stuck with for my longish life. Oh, I've had a few dalliances with Skippy, and even some hippie-girlfriend-driven experiences with "all-natural peanut butter," but I always come home to Jif.
ReplyDeletePB & Bacon? Sure thing! But with each in their intended forms, not mashed together. PB & Banana? Absolutely. A favorite of Elvis, if I recall, toasted on a grill or deep-fried, probably. Also, PB & Celery, sometimes.
But BP&J on toast remains my go-to. With strawberry jam (anything else is acceptable, but inferior). Just like the Old Man.
I liked it when Annette Funicello promoted Skippy in commercials from the "70's-"80's.And it was a natural as she was one of Disney's most famous stars ever.
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