Goober (brand)
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Goober is a combination of peanut butter and jelly in a single jar. It is sold in US, the UK, Canada, Singapore, and other parts of the Commonwealth, and is named after a familiar denomination for peanut in American English, goober pea, from the Gullah name for the peanut, guber. Goober was introduced by The J.M. Smucker Company under the Smucker's brand.
About
Goober was introduced in 1968.{{Cite web |last=Hogan |first=complied by Vera |date=2018-07-17 |title=A look back at 1968: Candies, foods and other snacks we've been eating for 50 years |url=https://www.tctimes.com/news/looking_back/a-look-back-at-1968-candies-foods-and-other-snacks-we-ve-been-eating-for/article_0ba87046-8a03-11e8-97f4-5f775df0ca43.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Tri-County Times |language=en}} {{Cite web |others=*Smuckers Official Account Posts, Commemorating the products 1968 launch.* |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=522568194475480&id=117266245005679&set=a.153214708077499 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.facebook.com}}It consists of alternating vertical stripes of peanut butter and either grape or strawberry flavored jelly, or chocolate. There is also a Goober variant that consists of alternating vertical stripes of honey and chocolate.
Similar products
A similar product is sold by Kroger under their subsidiary Ralphs brand name as: Yipes! Stripes! under Kroger's Disney Magic Selections label.
See also
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References
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External links
- [https://www.smuckers.com/peanut-butter/goober Smucker's Goober home page]
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Category:Brand name condiments
Category:Products introduced in 1968
Category:The J.M. Smucker Co. brands
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