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Origin of the peanut traced from Peru to America
Abby Ellard recounts how the peanut or goober traveled from Peru and the Incas to Spain, Africa, and finally to the southern United States. Spaniards brought samples home, the nut gained names like Spanish peanuts and saober in Africa, and roasted peanuts spread from the South to become a national staple across 13 states in the peanut belt.
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Peru
Hisory
Africa
Hive
Southland
Porthern
Dothan
United States