Why is peanut butter called peanut butter? There is no butter?

Why is peanut butter called peanut butter? There is no butter?
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It is called butter because it is whipped like butter. To a buttery consistency.

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Maybe because it has the consistency of butter? And it's spreadible.

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It is called butter because it is just peanuts ground into a form that resembles butter. The same thing occurs in the case of almonds and other nuts high in oils.

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whoever first thought to grind it thought the ground peanuts had the consistency of butter, hence the name.

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The consistency ... the same reason they are called "Apple Butter", "Plum Butter", etc. It was originally called peanut paste.

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how about change it to peanut mush. Have you seem a butter- fly

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It is called Peanut 'Butter' because of its spreadable consistency. It is basically just a reference to the real diary butter, and implies that it is a spread and can be used on breads and other foods which taste good with peanut butter. It is also called Peanut 'Butter' because it has fat which is also preasent in butter, which is sold at room temperature.

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