# Peanut Butter and Jelly **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 6, 2001, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563 "2001-05-06T20:46:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![AerialCartwheels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@AerialCartwheels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AerialCartwheels)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/41 "2001-05-08T05:12:47Z")
My absolute all time favorite sandwich is peanutbutter and honey on white bread. Mmmmmmmm… I also enjoy PB and thimbleberry jam sandwiches. Also, for the longest time I HATED PB&Jelly. I was an odd child. :o ---
**Author:** ![Evnglion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f04885/32.png) [@Evnglion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evnglion)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/42 "2001-05-08T12:14:40Z")
Welch’s Grape Jelly, Wonder (WHITE!!!) Bread, cut diagonal, crust there, creamy PB (none of that crunchy stuff for me!) and of course, a big glass of 2% milk Peanuuuuut, Peanut Butter, AND JELLY![sup]Kudos if you know what that is \<—[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/43 "2001-05-08T12:22:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Evnglion \* > \*\*Peanuuuuut, Peanut Butter, AND JELLY![sup]Kudos if you know what that is \<—[/sup] \*\* _:::childhood memories stirred, Kinsey starts singing softly:::_ Chunky peanut butter, too! ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/44 "2001-05-08T12:49:19Z")
Ok, I’m somewhat allergic to peanuts (not the kind or allergic to peanuts that makes you dead, the kind that keeps you in the bathroom for several days after) so my consumption of PB&Js has decreased dramatically over the years. That said, in the olden days… Bread: Texas Toast…white bread, but thicker. Holds up better and more smooshable. Peanut Butter: I preferred crunchy, but nowdays the crunchy affects me worse than the smooth, so smooth it is. I like real peanut-butter though, not the sugary kind. If the oil doesn’t have to be stirred into the Peanut Butter, it ain’t peaunt butter. As an aside, Cashew Butter, though WAY more expensive, is the best substitute for Peanut Butter. Jelly: Personally, I prefer the boysenberry more than any ordinary jam. I’m a ‘Citizens for Boysenberry Jam’ fan! Failing that, Huckleberry, Gooseberry (had it once…wonderful!), Strawberry, Blackberry…any berry really. Also, Peach Preserves are great. With the Cashew Butter though: Cherry Preserves! Yum! Take the whole assembled sammich and chuck it under the broiler for a minute or less on each side. Juuuuuuust long enough for the bread to start to get golden brown. The inner glop should still be cold when you’re done. Mmmmm…glop! Fenris ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/45 "2001-05-08T13:16:21Z")
When it comes to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I am, I fear, a traditionalist. A conservative, nay, a reactionary. The only way to make a PB&J sandwich, and I believe that the authorities will back me up on this, is to take two slices of Wonder Bread (excepting the heels, of course), slather one side with Peter Pan creamy peanut butter (don’t be a wimp man, put some damn peanut butter on that bread, trowel it on!), and, after licking the knife, spread a goodly helping of Welch’s Grape Jelly on the other slice (again, don’t worry about being too heavy-handed - jelly is good for you). Marry the two pieces together. Cut on the diagonal. Consume with a tall glass of very cold milk (Lactaid in my case since I’m lactose intolerant and the gas produced by my consuming whole milk can, as Cecil so eloquently put it, “fell Sequoias.”) That, my friends, is a PB&J. Better yet, have two. As an aside, if you’d like to win a quick $10 bucks, bet your friend that they can’t eat two whole slices of Wonder Bread in a minute, without drinking anything. Be prepared to assist your friend when the glutinous mass gets stuck about halfway down their gullet. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/46 "2001-05-08T15:32:37Z")
The good old PB&J. A staple in my diet when I was a child, and a comfort still. My PB&J? Two slices of white bread (thick if possible), smooth peanut butter on one, raspberry jam on the other. Put 'em together, cut on the diagonal, and enjoy with a glass of cold milk. Barbecue or regular potato chips on the side are optional. For something different, try it on pumpernickel or rye instead of white bread. Other variations include peanut butter and honey (my sister’s favourite) and peanut butter and lettuce. It may sound odd, but the latter is surprisingly good. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/47 "2001-05-08T17:13:41Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Rue DeDay_: > But a good P.B.& J. layers out like this… > > white bread > butter > jelly > peanut butter > white bread Not quite. Try: toasted white bread butter jelly (raspberry jam with seeds, in my case) peanut butter (we just get creamy now) toasted white bread peanut butter jelly butter toasted white bread ---
**Author:** ![zertron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/bc8723/32.png) [@zertron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zertron)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/48 "2001-05-08T18:58:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Peanuuuuut, Peanut Butter, AND JELLY! The song is flying through my head, and will probably do me in on this final I’m about to take, but I am drawing a blank on its origin. I **have** to know where that memory came from…I’m guessing something on PBS from my childhood. Help save a student! ^zertron ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/49 "2001-05-09T02:58:58Z")
> [@](#): > > **plnnr** : “and, after licking the knife, spread a goodly helping of Welch’s Grape Jelly on the other slice” UGGGH! You lick the knife right before putting it into the jelly jar?!? EEEWWWW! Why don’t you just stick your tongue _directly_ into the jar? That’s disgusting. What if someone else wanted to use that jelly? That’s like Joey on Friends licking the spoon and putting it back in the drawer. Yuck. Anyway, my sandwich is usually a double-decker. That is, a slice of wheat bread - strawberry jam - peanut butter - bread - jam - pb - bread. That and a Pepsi. Yummmm! ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/50 "2001-05-09T13:02:19Z")
**Geobabe** got it almost right – potato bread, extra-crunchy PB, and _blackberry_ jam. On the side _plain_ potato chips – not the ruffled kind. And 2 molasses cookies. To drink: Ice cold milk. And, **Airbeck**? Pepsi with PB&J? You are sick, I tell you. Sick! ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/51 "2001-05-09T15:18:48Z")
I never liked PB&J. PB & Nutella, however, is tasty. With or without bread. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/52 "2001-05-09T15:22:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by zertron_: > The song is flying through my head, and will probably do me in on this final I’m about to take, but I am drawing a blank on its origin. I have to know where that memory came from… I know the Royal Guardsmen recorded it at one time, but I doubt they were the first. I see that it’s not on their Anthology CD. They have two new compilation CDs due out next month, maybe it will be on one of them. ---
**Author:** ![plasticbryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@plasticbryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plasticbryan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/53 "2001-05-09T18:21:29Z")
Generally speaking, the PB&J that I most often make for our house is common variety: White bread, Peter Pan creamy , and grape jelly. However, when we can make it the way I want, the whole Plastic family prefers the PB to CRUNCH and the jelly to be of the homemade strawberry preserve variety. I also have had many a PB and brown sugar sandwich many a time. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/54 "2001-05-09T19:12:13Z")
An outdoor-grill-toasted hoagie roll. Adams Old-Fashioned Chunky Peanut Butter. Fresh sliced jicama. Half a dozen pepperoncinis. Dill relish. Deep-fried in tempura batter. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![shimmery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@shimmery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shimmery)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563/55 "2001-05-09T20:25:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ceejaytee \* > \*\*Skippy Super Chunk > Paulaner AllFruit–rasberry, strawberry, cherry or grape > Any kind of bread (I even like it on seedless rye) but I mostly have it on wheat. > > Creamy PB has no character. > > I just had a Chunky PB & Rasberry J on Wheat yesterday. A big glass of cold milk is an absolute requirement. \*\* **Ceejaytee** , I think we’re soul mates! I like mine exactly the same way (don’t really care about the bread, as long as it’s not something like pumpernickel that clashes). One thing though, the raspberry has to have seeds. PB on both slices of bread with lots of jelly in the middle. mmmmmmmmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly/64563.md?page=2)