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Peanut Butter and Jelly, an Overview

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is the quintessential, love it or hate it staple of American childhood lunches. It is a culture icon. But where did it come from, and what is it really?

In 1901, Julia Davis Chandler wrote in The Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics:

For variety, some day try making little sandwiches, or bread fingers, of three very thin layers of bread and two of fill- ing, one of peanut; paste, whatever brand you prefer, and currant or crab-apple jelly for the other. The combination is delicious, and, so far as I know, original.

Ingredients

Sliced bread.

"Sliced fresh bread" by Marco Verch licensed under CC by 2.0

Peanut butter

"Peanut Butter" by NIAID licensed under CC by 2.0

Jars of jam.

"Raspberry jam - still hot" by Conall licensed under CC by 2.0

Breads

My favorite types of bread are itemized this un-ordered list:

  • whole wheat bread

  • rye bread

  • sourdough bread

  • bagels, particularly

    • everything bagels
    • sesame seed bagels
    • blueberry bagels

Less fluffy breads that can still be used for sandwiches, enumerated from my most to least favorite:

  1. rice cakes
  2. tortillas
  3. matzah

Peanut and Other Butters

Peanut butter is not the only type of "butter" you can use:

Type of Butter Comments
Peanut Butter Traditional, but peanuts are a common allergy.
Sunflower Seed Butter Nut-free butter avoids most allergies.
Cashew Butter Cashew butter is more expensive than peanut butter, but cashews can also be more delicious than peanuts.
Almond Butter Traditional, but peanuts are a common allergy.
Hazelnut and Chocolate Butter Nutella can be used instead of or in addition to the traditional peanut butter.
Butter Toast with butter and jam is a warm, deconstructed PBJ sandwich with dairy substituted for peanuts.

Jelly and Jelly Alternatives

Popularity of various jellies and jelly alternatives:

Sweet spread Votes
Strawberry jelly 15
Raspberry jam 17
Grape jelly 2
Peach preserves 9
Marshmallow fluff 4
Honey 7
Strawberry jelly Raspberry jam Grape jelly Peach preserves Marshmallow fluff Honey
15 17 2 9 4 7

Assembly

Video of Joy making a sandwich

Consumption

What are the instructions for eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?

while SANDWICH
  take a bite
  chew
  swallow

  if THIRSTY
    drink beverage

These pseudocode instructions could also be written in a particular language, like Python:

while SANDWICH:

  my_bite = bite(SANDWICH)

  while my_bite in MOUTH:
    chew(my_bite)
    swallow(my_bite)

  if THIRSTY == TRUE:
    drink_beverage

Sandwich Quiz

What do you need to create traditional a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Check all that apply.

  • Bread
  • Peanut Butter
  • Lettuce
  • Jelly

Hint: You can choose more than one correct answer!

Answer:

A traditional PB&J needs peanut butter, jelly, and bread! Lettuce isn't a traditional component.

Which of these is NOT an acceptable type of bread for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?

  1. Pita bread
  2. Sliced tomato
  3. Crackers
  4. Naan

Answer:

There is nothing wrong with combining peanut butter, jelly, and sliced tomatoes, they just won't stay together as a sandwich!

Describe how you feel about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.