Edible Spread Crossword Clue

Edible spread crossword clue. A big one crossword question at Daily Telegraph on Thursday, 29 June 2017. 12 letters, 2 words (6,6). Also appear at Herald Sun and The Courier-Mail newspaper in same day.

Answer: PEANUT BUTTER

Peanut butter is a food paste or spread made from ground dry roasted peanuts. It often contains additional ingredients that modify the taste or texture, such as salt, sweeteners or emulsifiers. Peanut butter is popular in many countries. The United States is a leading exporter of peanut butter and itself consumes $800 million of peanut butter annually.

Peanut butter is served as a spread on bread, toast or crackers, and used to make sandwiches (notably the peanut butter and jelly sandwich). It is also used in a number of confections and packaged foods, such as Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (made of chocolate-coated peanut butter), candy bars and peanut-flavoured granola bars.