Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich

[maxrandb]

Although well into the twilight of my life, I will still occasionally have a PB&J for lunch.

Has to be white bread, and you spread the peanut butter on one slice, then the jelly goes right on top of the peanut butter (I am partial to raspberry, but grape works too), then the naked bread slice goes on top.

When I was a kid, one of my friends moms made one with the peanut butter on one slice, and the jelly on the other, and it just didn't taste right.

[3catwoman3]

1. If you were blindfolded and someone gave you a PB&J...

…without telling you how it had been made, do you think you could tell the difference?

[maxrandb]

2. I really do

[3catwoman3]

4. My brother used to eat peanut butter, honey...

…and mayonnaise sandwiches, which I thought were disgusting. Couldn’t bring myself to try one.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

13. I like Peanut Butter and cheese

But only some cheeses, either a creamy Muenster or a very sharp cheddar.
I have a friend who has a concoction of PB, mayo, bacon and pickles that he swears by. I like bacon on my PBJs, but mayo and pickles are a bridge too far.

[ironflange]

34. You were doing fine till you reached the mayo

[area51]

40. Yikes.

That reminded me of when my brother would eat a bowl with tuna, ketchup and mustard.

[The Facts First]

3. Layers..

Peanut butter
Jelly
Peanut butter.

Ah. Nostalgia...

[EYESORE 9001]

15. That sounds like a recipe

for squirtage

I strongly advise against googling that term

[Marthe48]

25. That's how I liked mine

[C_U_L8R]

5. Deluxe style

PB on one side
Raspberry jam on the other
Sprinkle some peanuts on the PB side
Sprinkle some fresh raspberries on the other.
Slam together and enjoy.

You're welcome.

[lark]

16. I like your style - first class all the way!!

[maxrandb]

21. Bet that would be good with strawberry jam and sliced strawberries

[a kennedy]

23. That must be the more expensive and elite sandwich. 😅

We were poor and it was just peanut butter, the cheapest kind and the cheapest jelly.

[Polly Hennessey]

6. I like peanut butter on both sides with grape jelly between.

Must be on soft, white bread. Must never be sliced and I still have one for lunch on occasion. My comfort food is peanut butter on saltines. 🤗

[Phoenix61]

7. PB&J pumpernickle or whole wheat, all natural peanut butter and strawberry jam.

For an extra treat toasted cinnamon raisin bread.

[Diamond_Dog]

8. Once many years ago

I had kids over here playing with my kids and I was making them some PB&J sandwiches. I spread the PB on one slice and the J on the other. One of the little boys was watching me and he said, That’s not the way my mom makes them. He asked me to make him one with PB and J all on one slice and the plain bread plunked on top.

[maxrandb]

20. Is that you Mrs. Hood? NT

Sorry I was such a pain.

[sanatanadharma]

9. PBB comes before PBJ

Peanut butter and banana
Banana may be slices or mashed

[AZSkiffyGeek]

10. My perfect PBJ

White bread - buttered on both slices (I have friends who use mayo), then a thin schmear of PB (always creamy) on both slices. Dollop of jam in the center of one side, then close it up close it up and cut diagonally.
If I'm feeling adventurous I'll throw a couple slices of bacon on there.

[cyclonefence]

11. The Big Burke

invented by my uncle Harvey Burke:

White toast
Peanut butter
Canned pineapple ring
Banana
Bacon

Thanks, Uncle Harvey

[lark]

17. Oh my!

I have never even heard of something like that - bet it is absolutely scrumptious!

[NotASurfer]

12. I like the way whole wheat bread interacts with the peanut butter

I think the bready flavor stands up better and it works nicely with blackberry or apricot jam

[blueinredohio]

14. Peanut butter and pickle. Yum!

[bottomofthehill]

18. Peanut butter, jelly and Fluff

The rainbow sandwich. Amazing.
Followed by just PB and Fluff, the classic fluffernutter.

You need Fluff, Fluff, Fluff……

[maxrandb]

19. I have had peanut butter and fluff

But not with jelly. I will have to try that

[bottomofthehill]

28. Nutella and Fluff, pretty amazing too.

[highplainsdem]

22. Don't eat bread. Do like crunchy peanut butter with black grapes.

[Mr.Bill]

26. My wife puts regular butter on the bread, then the peanut butter on top of it.

Never seen anyone else add regular butter to a PB&J.

[Sogo]

29. I like to slice apples and slather a little almond butter on each bite....

I don't care for peanut butter....

[Chainfire]

30. But wait! What about the pickles?

[Delmette2.0]

31. What about breakfast?

I grew up on peanut butter french toast.

Use your favorite bread to make a plain peanut butter sandwich. Dip it in the egg and milk mixture and dry.

Top with butter and your favorite syrup or jam.

Bacon or sausage goes great with this.

[XanaDUer2]

32. Yum nt

[LudwigPastorius]

33. So, you're saying it's peanut butter jelly time?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

35. My PBJ

PB on one slice of rye, blackberry jam on the other.

Eat while leaning over the sink, in case some jam leaks.

[Xavier Breath]

36. You always hear about other people's jam leaks

but it's just something you think will never happen to you.

I prefer a multi-grain bread, but my wife hates that so we usually just have plain old white on hand. Once I was really wanting a PB&J sandwich but we had no absolutely no bread at all in the house, so I searched about for the best alternative. The options were few. Saltines seemed like a non-starter, so I was left with only hot dog buns as an option. So, I made an PB&J sandwich using a hot dog bun, like I was a damn racoon or something. Still pretty tasty, though.

I slather one side with chunky PB and the other with strawberry preserves. Nothing more, and no substitutes.

Also, how in the world did someone manage to have have a post hidden in a thread like this?

[PlanetBev]

37. When I was a kid in the 50's

There was a girl who brought a peanut butter and honey sandwich to school everyday, and I do mean EVERYDAY. She was very sweet, shy and a puff of wind could have blown her away.

Her name even suited her and the simpler times, Christine Peabody.

[red dog 1]

38. I ate many PB&J sandwiches as a kid

I still like peanut butter, but not jelly anymore.

One of the best sandwiches I ever had was a peanut butter, honey, and banana sandwich that I bought from a food vender outside the entrance to U.C. Berkeley.
Since then, I've made many of them myself (lightly toasted)

[Nac Mac Feegle]

39. I once saw someone say

that you could tell which side of the country someone was from by their PB&J:

East of the Mississippi was grape jelly, while West of the Mississippi was strawberry preserves.

I imagine the increase in mobility has somewhat blurred the lines though.

Although as a rural mid-westerner, I'm solidly in the strawberry preserves camp. It probably has something to do with my grandmothers' garden.

I look forward to the end of the loaf, when i can use the heels for the peanut butter, less chance of tearing the bread..

And a BLT with peanut butter is much better than mayonnaise.