Inspired by yesterday’s discussion on whether or not a hotdog is a sandwich, I’ve decided to wade into the waters of filled-bread food controversy. I am of the contention that jelly belongs on top of the peanut butter. What say you, Lemmings?
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About 15 years ago, I switched to open faced PB& J sandwiches. Each slice of bread gets peanut butter first, then jam or preserves on top. It’s perfect.
Nobody else does this?
I know I am in the minority but I hate PB and J. In my opinion all that does is ruin the peanut butter.
Jelly goes in the center. Both slices of bread should have a thin coating of PB to keep the bread from getting soggy with jelly.
As an Australian I’d like to say that jelly doesn’t go in sandwiches or anywhere near peanut butter. Jelly is a dessert food. Some people like it with ice cream or cake or pudding. It doesn’t go with savoury lunch foods.
I put peanut butter on both slices, then jam on top of the peanut butter.
And no butter!
I don’t know what’s up with those weirdos buttering their bread before putting spreads on, but I’m not one of em!
This is the first time I’ve ever heard of this. I’m guessing it’s to help prevent the bread from soaking up the peanut butter and jelly?
The peanut butter acts as a barrier to keep the bread from getting soggy. It’s a beautiful thing!
The bread doesn’t really soak up peanut butter, but yes regarding the jelly.
If you’re packing a PBJ for later, a thin layer of soft butter on the jelly side prevents it sogging the bread. Especially helpful if you’re using preserves rather than jelly, so there’s fruit-syrup between the fruit pieces. It also adds a nice little salty-umami flavor.
Depends on which fingers you want to get dirty.
Alright, now listen here you little shit…
You should make them a toaster with duct tape, a paperclip, and an old video cassette copy of Sweatin’ to the Oldies with Richard Simmons.
not shit; peanut butter
This is angry upvote material.
Take your god damn upvote
Do you think he washed his hands with soap & water after that photo was taken? Or do you think he licked his fingers clean?
I guess that would work for PB, but jelly is going to leave you with sticky fingers.
Everyone knows it’s jelly in the middle, peanut butter on each slice of bread.
What if you just mixed the jelly and the peanut? Has anyone tried this? Does it fuck with the mouthfeel?
Don’t know if it’s still around, but Smucker’s or someone made a jar of peanut butter and jelly swirl. It was good, but yeah, the mouthfeel was off when used for the sandwich.
Absofuckinglutely! The jelly will gooify the bread on on a much faster rate than the peanut butter. You have to eat that sumbitch jelly up and that’s all there is to it!
You don’t just put a modest layer of peanut butter on both slices first?
Peanut butter is a guest, not help at the party.
Then the jelly squeezes out. You need the bread to absorb some of the jelly
Peanut butter is usually heavier, so I put it on the bottom.
I put it on the bottom
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The obviously correct answer is neither.
You have to peanut butter BOTH pieces of bread to create a jelly proof barrier. Then there is no top side!
Jelly proofing sounds like something a novice adventurer does in an RPG to defend against slime-type monsters.
This is the only correct answer. If you make the PB a little thicker around the edges, it will create a sealed PB pocket to contain the jelly for transport.
My mom used to spread peanut butter on the bottom slice and dairy butter on the top slice for the jelly proofing.
Yeah she does that for me too
Can’t say I’m not intrigued. 🤔
this is the correct answer, especially if you’re making lunch for later… or using that cheap-ass walmart bread you can basically see through.
But then I get peanut button on the jelly knife
That’s the best part. You lick it off.
You have a sink
That’s where I pee. What is the relevance to this discussion?
do I?
Yes
Everyone keeps talking about structure. Yet no one seems to consider eating. If you do PB top side then you get PB stuck to the roof of your mouth
Jelly on the top slice, probably because that side has less structural stability as it becomes moistened by the jelly/jam.
Also, you don’t get the peanut butter stuck on your tongue
It’s a matter of structural stability. Peanut butter, being more dense, makes for a superior foundation. In the event of earthquakes, sudden stops, or cabin depressurization, a PBJ with the peanut butter side down stands a stronger chance of maintaining position and surviving.
The answer is it doesn’t matter. The only important factor is that you cut off all the crusts.
