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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You spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread, then wipe the knife off on the second slice, spreading a super thin layer of peanut butter across the surface to seal it, so the jelly doesn’t seep in.
Then you use the now clean knife to spread the jam or preserves over the thin layer of peanut butter, and slap them together, and slice it in half.
Stripes. Side by side. Peanut butter next to jelly next to peanut butter, and so on. No top. No bottom. Just utter chaos.
Jelly on top, if you use the same knife for both peanut butter and jelly, you’ll mix jelly with the PB in the jar. I know I don’t want that, but to each his own, I guess. PB doesn’t tend to get into the jelly jar as much, in my experience, but again, to each his own.
Depends on which fingers you want to get dirty.
Alright, now listen here you little shit…
not shit; peanut butter
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.
Remove this aberration from my line of sight immediately!
Or at least mark it with a content warning.
This is angry upvote material.
Take your god damn upvote
The AI peanut butter sandwich
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 think it might be AI, but I could be wrong.
I guess that would work for PB, but jelly is going to leave you with sticky fingers.
Correctly made, a PB&J should be symmetrical. A layer of peanut butter on each slice of bread with jelly in between, so the jelly doesn’t sog up the bread, especially if the sandwich is to be stored for awhile as in a packed lunch.
So each slice should be 1/2 covered in jelly and 1/2 covered in peanut butter?
The whole “pb on both pieces of bread” thing is SPECIFICALLY for making the sandwich IN ADVANCE like making your lunch in the morning. If you’re eating it immediately then that’s unnecessary.
That method increases the likelihood of cross-contamination (don’t get one ingredient in the other’s jar, you heathen), so don’t do it UNLESS you’re making it in advance.
Anyway, the correct way (for eating-immediately scenarios) is jam on top, as it’s less likely to drip that way.
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?
Then the jelly squeezes out. You need the bread to absorb some of the jelly
Peanut butter is a guest, not help at the party.
yall not adding vegemite to your pb&js are missing out.
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?
My favorite stoned snack when I was younger was a double-decker PB&J made with toasted Eggo waffles. And I had building it down to a science:
Spread the PB on two of the waffles and set them aside. Take a second knife (or quick wipe of the first if you’re lazy), spread jelly on one side of the third waffle. Put that waffle jelly-side down onto one of the PB waffles. Spread jelly on the now exposed flip side of the jelly waffle. Top it off with the second PB waffle… Boom, double-decker PB&J waffle sandwich.
Would often end up with a stomach ache the next morning after eating it at 2 am though lol
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.
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
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!
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. 🤔
Jelly proofing sounds like something a novice adventurer does in an RPG to defend against slime-type monsters.
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.
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.
But then I get peanut button on the jelly knife
That’s the best part. You lick it off.
You have a sink
do I?
Yes
U sure?
That’s where I pee. What is the relevance to this discussion?
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.
Peanut butter on both slices, jelly in the middle. No I won’t take questions.
Damn, they had me beat by an hour.
The real pro tip is you peanut butter both sides then jelly center.
This is what I do, except the jelly is on both sides of a third and toasted piece of bread.
Genius.
