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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I’m much more a PB & Honey guy but for both I’ll be honest… I don’t make a sandwich. Single slice all the way.
Yes, peanut butter and fluff; a fluffernutter.
There is no controversy. Peanut butter is the bottom. Anyone who says differently is wrong.
You’re supposed to apply peanut butter to half of each slice of bread, then jelly to the other half of each slice (so they’re mirror image), then put them together. That way both sides have equal amounts peanut butter and jelly, and it’s 180° radially symmetrical. The best sandwiches are radially symmetrical.
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.
Pb&j goes on a tortilla. It is best as a burrito, or chimichanga if you have a pot of hot oil.
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?
Thats not a sandwich then…
No.
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.
I know I am in the minority but I hate PB and J. In my opinion all that does is ruin the peanut butter.
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 think this is something that gets lost in translation sometimes between different English dialects
When you say "jelly"are you referring to a fruit preserve similar to jam that gets it’s gelatinous qualities from pectin
Or are you referring to a gelatin-based dessert like Jello?
When most Americans talk about peanut butter & jelly, we’re talking about the former.
We don’t have the word “jello” in Australian English, so I’m not sure what you’re asking.
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
