# Peanut Butter and Maple Syrup Sandwiches **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 7, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776 "2012-08-07T19:50:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/21 "2012-08-08T01:45:06Z")
one of my Aunt’s used to always eat peanut butter and mayo sandwiches - sounds icky to me. PB and anything sweet sounds good. my Mom’s all time favorite thing to eat was peanut butter, honey and velveeta cheese sandwich. the “cheese” is salty and the total taste was awesome, as I recall. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/22 "2012-08-08T03:03:43Z")
I’m willing to try anything and everything with peanut butter. And I love maple syrup too. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/23 "2012-08-08T03:09:02Z")
No, I don’t feel those two ingredients work well in combination. I don’t go for peanut butter and honey either. But cream cheese and maple syrup or cream cheese and honey is good. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/24 "2012-08-08T03:09:05Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I’m willing to try anything and everything with peanut butter. > [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > peanut butter and mayo sandwiches Even _this_? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/25 "2012-08-08T03:17:44Z")
When I was in elementary school in SE Georgia (shortly after dirt was invented,) PB & syrup sandwiches always accompanied vegetable soup. Not my favorite, but not terrible. My stepdad (from West Virginia) apparently grew up eating the same combo, and still wants a PB&S when Mom makes vegetable soup or chili con carne. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/26 "2012-08-08T03:27:19Z")
I’ve had peanut butter and honey many times. I’d guess peanut butter and maple syrup would be ok too. I’d try it. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/27 "2012-08-08T03:32:55Z")
Sounds way too sweet for me, sorry. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/28 "2012-08-08T03:34:22Z")
Never heard of it, but I would eat the fuck out of that. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/29 "2012-08-08T07:14:23Z")
I had never tried it until I came to Japan and JpnGal ate her toast with PB and maple syrup. She said she’d been doing that since she was a kid. Go figure. Just as an FYI, a 12 oz. jar of Skippy peanut butter costs around JPY300 (US$3.80) in Japanese supermarkets. A bottle of real Canadian maple syrup is about JPY1000 (US$12.75). ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/30 "2012-08-08T11:19:24Z")
My mom used to make what she called “peanut butter fondue” that was created by stirring peanut butter and fake maple syrup together. She’d then tear white bread into strips and dip’n’eat. I know I used to eat it as a small child, but found it disgustingly sweet even before I had turned 10. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/31 "2012-08-08T11:19:25Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > My opinion is that if you need instructions on how to spread two ingredients on bread, you probably are too stupid to be feeding yourself. > > **Moderating** > On the off-chance you’re seeking opinions on the pros and cons of such a complex culinary concoction, I’m moving this to Cafe Society, from IMHO. This wasn’t a poll when I posted this! Ergo, my confusion on “opinions.” carry on! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/32 "2012-08-08T13:18:06Z")
> [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](#): > > Too messy. Peanut butter and brown sugar is an excellent combination, though. The brown sugar sticks nicely to the PB and is delicious. Something I’ll treat myself to once every couple of months. It’s not nearly so messy if you mix it up first. In fact, I suggest that for all syrup-and-paste-based sandwiches\*. I also suggest that you mix syrup with your batter for pancakes if you find topping them too messy (or too sweet). \*The ultimate in “better than it sounds.” ---
**Author:** ![BigDadWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/33 "2012-08-08T13:24:41Z")
\*Delicious! \*My sister introduced this to me when we were kids back in the 70s although we pre-mixed the PB and syrup into a creamy texture was easily spread onto the sandwich. Now, once in a blue moon, if I’m craving something sweet I’ll make a small amount of this to spread thinly on crackers. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/34 "2012-08-08T14:36:03Z")
You can buy a mkixed peanut butter/maple syrup spread. MiliCal loves it. There are plenty of other tastes you can combine with maple syrup. we were in Vermont last weekend, and sampled maple syrup with vanilla (delicious!), with cinnamon (also good), and with jalapeno pepper and cayenne 9makes a great marinade/glaze) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/35 "2012-08-08T16:37:09Z")
I might try it with natural, sugarless, peanut butter. With the regular Jif or Skippy stuff? I’ll pass. That stuff is already sweet as hell as it is. I tend to go the savory route with my peanut butter, anyway. Hot peppers, onions, pickles, that sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/36 "2012-08-08T16:51:05Z")
A good source of all things maple and sweet, BTW: [The Best of Vermont from The Vermont Country Store to your door!](http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/Food_&_Candy/Maple/10272) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/37 "2012-08-08T17:18:20Z")
A little too sickly-sweet for me. But what do I know? I’ve eaten peanut butter and mini-chocolate chip sandwiches before. I haven’t done that in years, though, and it wasn’t a regular habit. I’m not a huge maple fan. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/38 "2012-08-08T18:30:17Z")
Never tried it as a sandwich but I used to mix the PB and syrup together and then spread the combo on a single piece of toast. Pretty yummy in the tummy IMHO. Turning it into a sandwich is an obvious choice. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/39 "2012-08-08T18:34:53Z")
You just took me back to my childhood. My cousin T---- introduced me to peanut butter syrup when I was maybe 6; we had PBS sandwiches regularly after that. I don’t think I ever had one as an adult, though, and probably never shall. Stupid diabetes. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776/40 "2012-08-09T01:31:23Z")
In New Orleans, my mom used Steen’s Cane Syrup to mix with peanut butter. I seem to be the only one in my family who liked it enough to continue doing it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776.md?page=3)