Marcellus Gilmore Edson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Patenter of peanut butter
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Place of Birth: Bedford, Quebec, Canada
About Marcellus Gilmore Edson
- Marcellus Gilmore Edson (February 7, 1849 – March 6, 1940) was a Canadian chemist (pharmacist) of Montreal, born in Bedford (Québec), who patented peanut butter in 1884.
- His cooled product had "a consistency like that of butter, lard, or ointment", according to his patent application.
- He included the mixing of sugar into the paste to harden its consistency. Edson developed the idea of peanut paste as a delicious and nutritious foodstuff for people who could hardly chew solid food, a common state in those days.
- Peanut paste was initially sold for six cents per pound.He was issued with United States patent 306727 in 1884.
- The patent describes a process of milling roasted peanuts until the peanuts reached "a fluid or semi-fluid state"
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