Peanut butter and Jelly Sandwiches

BrianJD

Have you had one? Has every American had one? What are they like? What exactly is in them, ie do u use butter and regular jam?

I'm gonna make some.

I wish I knew everything.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i remember i liked them as a child, but for the life of me I can't imagine why

scared to try one now

Temptamperu

Yeah my American Girrlfriend turned me on to them, Smooth peanut butter and strawberry jam on white bread is amazing :cool:

For Forks Sake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XYrqYVialk

invinciblePRSTV

puke

MagicMarker

Yes, they are absolutely awesome, don't forget the obligatory pint of ice cold milk.

Throw in the odd banana for good measure, but PB&J on it's own is perfection.

FTGFOP

Peanut butter on one slice, grape jam on the other. It's quite nice.

biko

Bitter->butter

hondasam

I love peanut butter and jelly on toast.

landsleaving

It's called jam America. Jam.

Buffoons.

ChunkyLover_53

Had a PBnJ Pancake on Pancake Tuesday.

It was the stuff of legend.

Much better then lemon & sugar. Who the feck thought of that one?

BrianJD

http://m.wikihow.com/Make-a-Peanut-Butter-and-Jelly-Sandwich

I love the detail this goes into. Look at the dangers!!

BrianJD

Temptamperu wrote: »

Yeah my American Girrlfriend turned me on to them, Smooth peanut butter and strawberry jam on white bread is amazing :cool:

Perv.

nicechick!

BrianJD wrote: »

Have you had one? Has every American had one? What are they like? What exactly is in them, ie do u use butter and regular jam?

I'm gonna make some.

I wish I knew everything.

ohhhh just lovely! Its peanut butter & jam no butter :eek:

Temptamperu

BrianJD wrote: »

Perv.

It gets a bit sticky so you need to wash it as soon as possible

suicide_circus

Pea nutbutter is fvcking rank.

cml387

Didn't Elvis deep fry his pb&j?

paky

peanut butter and banana on toast is totally awesome dude.

havent tried jelly yet

planetX

Yum, had one every single day of my school life - no other sandwich exists.
You need jam with no bits in = jelly. In the States you can buy peanut butter in a tub with stripes of jelly through it, just to make life that bit easier:D

phelo2121

Peanut butter and raspberry jam on brown bread. delicious

Temptamperu

cml387 wrote: »

Didn't Elvis deep fry his pb&j?

Yes he did, and its gorgeous.

cml387

Temptamperu wrote: »

Yes he did, and its gorgeous.

Is it battered,or does it go in the fat "au natural"?

chickenbutt

Peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches are so good... especially with a glass of milk! I prefer strawberry jelly over grape, though. And chunky peanut butter! Peanut butter and banana is also pretty good. In all honesty, the peanut butter you can buy in Ireland is crap. You need the classics like Jif or Peter Pan!

Tazz T

Since I started making peanut butter, banana and honey toasties for my kids, I've become quite addicted to them myself. Excellent mid morning snack.

it's peanut butter and jam, damnit! Peanut butter and jelly sounds foul and rubbery.

Pretty_Pistol

Peanut butter is impossible to spread on bread without tearing the sh!t out of it.

MarchDub

landsleaving wrote: »

It's called jam America. Jam.

Buffoons.

No, it's not. Americans use Jelly - it is a clear settled juice of the fruit without the fruit. Not like jam which has the fruit also.

Peanut butter and jelly is traditionally peanut butter with clear dark grape jelly. Lived there for years - never got to like it.

Valentina

I like thick soft white bread with a generous layer of chunky peanut butter and a thin layer of raspberry jam. Nom nom.

mackg

Pretty_Pistol wrote: »

Peanut butter is impossible to spread on bread without tearing the sh!t out of it.

Heat it up a little?

annascott

It is really delicious but hugely calorific. Try to get jelly instead of regular jam, ie no fruit lumps or pips...:)

landsleaving

MarchDub wrote: »

No, it's not. Americans use Jelly - it is a clear settled juice of the fruit without the fruit. Not like jam which has the fruit also.

Peanut butter and jelly is traditionally peanut butter with clear dark grape jelly. Lived there for years - never got to like it.

Ah yeah, seedless jam

xoxyx

I had one, once. Some early hour at a house party when everything that resembled food was gone, other than peanut butter (which I hadn't tasted since I was a child - and I didn't like it at the time), strawberry jam, and some bread in the freezer which I painstakingly defrosted in the microwave and then cooled in the freezer. It took about an hour to make, but the results were frigging amazing!!!

An alternative that I've discovered since is cheese and honey on toasted bread. C&HTB sandwich. Couldn't recommend it more strongly.

MarchDub

landsleaving wrote: »

Ah yeah, seedless jam

No, not quite - it's completely clear, without fruit either, seedless or otherwise. I saw it being made a few times in rural farms where they make their own - the juice is strained off and the fruit is set aside and used for something else like pies. The jelly is made only from the juice. Jam is made from the fruit and the juice.

landsleaving

MarchDub wrote: »

No, not quite - it's completely clear, without fruit either, seedless or otherwise. I saw it being made a few times in rural farms where they make their own - the juice is strained off and the fruit is set aside and used for something else like pies. The jelly is made only from the juice. Jam is made from the fruit and the juice.

I accept defeat sir, your knowledge of preserves is far superior to mine.

But they still spell colour wrong.

moonflower

I love Peanut Butter and Jam sandwiches. I never liked peanuts or peanut butter until around a year ago, but I can't get enough of them now.

The Smooth American Style Peanut Butter from Lidl is my favourite, with a little Strawberry Jam and butter on the other side.

tan11ie

Sounds disgusting, but I'm always open to trying new things so I'm off to make one .....

Martyn1989

An american friend brought me Welchs Grape Jam which he claims is the only jelly to have on one of these, its not my thing really!

Martyn1989

xoxyx wrote: »

I had one, once. Some early hour at a house party when everything that resembled food was gone, other than peanut butter (which I hadn't tasted since I was a child - and I didn't like it at the time), strawberry jam, and some bread in the freezer which I painstakingly defrosted in the microwave and then cooled in the freezer. It took about an hour to make, but the results were frigging amazing!!!

An alternative that I've discovered since is cheese and honey on toasted bread. C&HTB sandwich. Couldn't recommend it more strongly.

Would you not just have toasted the bread?

castletownman

Sliced cheese and jam sandwiches are where it's at!

One of those combinations that you'd think wouldn't work but they so do.....

DjFlin

Ate it all the time as a kid. Peanut butter + Chocolate spread too.

looksee

Peanut butter is almost impossible to eat without a light topping of jam or jelly or honey. Toast with the above combination. Or brown soda bread. Yum.

tan11ie

It was f***ing gorgeous!! I was obviously a deprived child i only got sugar sandwiches:(

FTGFOP

Was that your first peanut butter sandwich or just your first time putting jam/jelly with it? What way did you enjoy peanut butter before, seeing as you have it in your house?

peanut butter and jam sandwiches are LOVELY

pinkhop

Peanut butter and honey is the nicest!

jackie1974

I love peanut butter and jam, tesco have a delicious one with no sugar, just delicious salty goodness. I have it on brown toast every morning, it is high in calories but its good fat.

I thought pb&j sounded gross but was talking on an american forum about a year ago and people were on about them so said id try it, delicious.

JerryHandbag

cml387 wrote: »

Didn't Elvis deep fry his pb&j?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-i5vscprmE

Have some of that!

tan11ie

FTGFOP wrote: »

Was that your first peanut butter sandwich or just your first time putting jam/jelly with it? What way did you enjoy peanut butter before, seeing as you have it in your house?

Never liked peanut butter until recently, noticed it on special offer in the local so picked it up and slap it on rich tea biscuits ..yum.

Laserhead

Tesco chunky peanut butter, bon maman strawberry jam on a hot slice of toast.

Om nom nom...

Bella mamma

Peanut butter and jelly is akin to our ham sandwich Stateside, the staple school lunch. Never heard it called 'jam' in all the years there.

Our eldest child, an American, can't get enough of them. The rest of us wouldn't touch them.

blaze1

Peanut butter... The butter of gods.

Peanut butter & ham sambos kept me going in school for 15 years..

Peanut butter & cucumber is good as well :-)