The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
12-13-18, 07:35 PM
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The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
I watched my wife take a bite of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with the jelly side down. 😮
She saw the look on my face, and said, “What the f is your problem?”
I said, “ You just bit that sandwich jelly-side down!”
This got me wondering... do other people eat sandwiches the wrong way?
Peanut butter goes on the bottom.
She saw the look on my face, and said, “What the f is your problem?”
I said, “ You just bit that sandwich jelly-side down!”
This got me wondering... do other people eat sandwiches the wrong way?
Peanut butter goes on the bottom.
12-13-18, 08:06 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
Has anybody ever experimented to see if it tastes any better with the jelly side up or down? I think I'd have to be high as fuck to even try it.
12-13-18, 08:09 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
Jelly on one slice and peanut butter on the other slice is wrong.
Peanut butter on both slices of bread. Then jelly between the two. It keeps the bread from getting soggy from the jelly.
This way there is no upside down.
Peanut butter on both slices of bread. Then jelly between the two. It keeps the bread from getting soggy from the jelly.
This way there is no upside down.
12-13-18, 08:18 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
^ That's heresy. It's difficult to spread jelly properly on top of peanut butter, and with that much peanut butter, you'd need to increase the amount of jelly to keep the ratio proper, leading to an overstuffed mess. 
12-13-18, 08:33 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Jelly on one slice and peanut butter on the other slice is wrong.
Peanut butter on both slices of bread. Then jelly between the two. It keeps the bread from getting soggy from the jelly.
This way there is no upside down.
Peanut butter on both slices of bread. Then jelly between the two. It keeps the bread from getting soggy from the jelly.
This way there is no upside down.
12-13-18, 08:39 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
Originally Posted by Kurt D
^ That's heresy. It's difficult to spread jelly properly on top of peanut butter, and with that much peanut butter, you'd need to increase the amount of jelly to keep the ratio proper, leading to an overstuffed mess.
It's really no more difficult spreading. As for the ratio, you adjust the pb for two slices. It's really not that complicated.
12-13-18, 09:15 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
I like to keep the peanut butter down and jelly up. That keeps the heavy slice, the one with peanut butter adhering to it, on the bottom.
I don't pay attention to which way up my wife eats her sandwiches. She is much more casual than I am. She's happy if her socks are the same color intensity, even if one is blaze orange and the other is tennis ball green. There is no possible good ending to that discussion.
I don't pay attention to which way up my wife eats her sandwiches. She is much more casual than I am. She's happy if her socks are the same color intensity, even if one is blaze orange and the other is tennis ball green. There is no possible good ending to that discussion.
12-13-18, 09:15 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
It's really no more difficult spreading. As for the ratio, you adjust the pb for two slices. It's really not that complicated.
12-13-18, 09:59 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
Personally I put creamy peanut butter on one slice of bread and crunchy on the other slice of bread. Then spread jelly on the crunchy side. Is that enough "tooth" for you?
12-13-18, 10:05 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
The proper way is to first throw the jelly into the garbage. Then, toast a slice of good whole wheat bread and spread creamy peanut butter on it. Jif, not Adams (it's the one time sweet peanut butter is better). Then, top that with slices of dill pickles, preferably home fermented. No need for a second slice of bread. Serve for breakfast with black coffee.
12-13-18, 10:06 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Jelly on one slice and peanut butter on the other slice is wrong.
Peanut butter on both slices of bread. Then jelly between the two. It keeps the bread from getting soggy from the jelly.
This way there is no upside down.
Peanut butter on both slices of bread. Then jelly between the two. It keeps the bread from getting soggy from the jelly.
This way there is no upside down.
12-13-18, 10:07 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Jelly on one slice and peanut butter on the other slice is wrong.
Peanut butter on both slices of bread. Then jelly between the two. It keeps the bread from getting soggy from the jelly.
This way there is no upside down.
Peanut butter on both slices of bread. Then jelly between the two. It keeps the bread from getting soggy from the jelly.
This way there is no upside down.
Regarding spreading it, buy jam, rather than jelly. It spreads much better. At least for the grape jam that I buy.
12-13-18, 10:09 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Personally I put creamy peanut butter on one slice of bread and crunchy on the other slice of bread. Then spread jelly on the crunchy side. Is that enough "tooth" for you?
Them crunch parts are still oily ...
12-13-18, 10:39 PM
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Re: The proper way to eat a peanut and jelly sandwich
You are making it wrong.
2 slices of wheat bread lightly toasted, crunchy peanut butter on one side, grape jelly on the other with 4 to 5 slices of bacon in the middle.
2 slices of wheat bread lightly toasted, crunchy peanut butter on one side, grape jelly on the other with 4 to 5 slices of bacon in the middle.
