Peanut Butter.

Just the mention of it brings back memories of opening my Sky King metal lunch box and finding the nice peanut butter on white bread sandwich my Mom had made for me for lunch.  By the time I got to it, it was already several hours old and the peanut butter had a rich creamy texture to it.  With a cold cup of Thermos bottle white milk, this was about as perfect as it got in the 1950s.

Today, like almost all foods, peanut butter gets its own "national food holiday."  Actually, National Peanut Butter Day is January 24, but March 1 is National Peanut Butter Lovers Day.  So lets celebrate!

Here is a list of several places around Upstate New York where you can celebrate peanut butter until your heart (and stomach) is full  Take a look at these juicy gems.  From peanut butter milk shakes to peanut butter sponge candy and to peanut butter fudge topping, these are the real deal when celebrating this favorite food day.

And if these photographs don't get you motivated to go out and get your PB fix, well, just take a look at the very last one in this gallery.

In a word, OMG!

There are tons of ways to celebrate peanut butter on this day.  If you have a particular favorite PB food somewhere in Upstate New York, please go over and visit our Facebook page and share it with our many readers.  We'd love to hear from you!

Peanut Butter is "King" in Upstate NY on National Peanut Butter Day!

This gallery pays delicious tribute to peanut butter. Such a great day to celebrate one of America's favorite tasted.

Peanut utter is so beloved that it actually gets several mentions on the National Food Holiday Calendar. The is a Peanut Butter Brittle Day, a Peanut Butter Ice Cream Day, a Peanut Putter and Jelly Sandwich Day, and others. But March 1 is National Peanut Butter Lovers Day, and that's what we are, and that is why we celebrate it here in this gallery.

Here is a list of some of the most scrumptious peanut butter items you can buy in Upstate New York to celebrate in your own private way. From peanut butter sponge candy to peanut butter fudge topping, this list is a sight to see! And it you don't believe me just take a look at the very last item in this gallery.

OMG!

Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio

The Amazing Story of 11 Historic Upstate New York Bars and Taverns

There are all types of bars, lounges, clubs, inns, taverns and other assorted watering holes to enjoy a cold beer or a cocktail in Upstate New York./ These 11, though, have amazing stories to their history. Hey, did you know that the cocktail was invented in Western New York over two centuries ago? read the story here!

Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio

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