Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Hi Mandy, Peanut butter is not just for children! Creamy vs. crunchy is a personal preference. Doesn't really matter what flavor jelly - I grew up on grape jelly, but strawberry is good, too. What we always did was peanut butter on one piece of bread, jelly on the other. I'm sure people do it differently, though. My favorite: crunchy peanut butter on whole wheat bread with honey. I also use peanut butter on fake bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches (peanut butter on one piece of bread, mayonnaise on the other). My mom used to eat peanut butter and margarine sandwiches. Hope you enjoy your peanut butter! I've heard that lots of people who didn't grow up here in the States think peanut butter is disgusting. Good for you for trying new things! Audrey S. On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Mandy . <mandy2uk wrote: > > > Hiya everyone > > I've heard a lot of Americans talking about peanut butter and jelly > sandwiches for children but I've never tried them myself... I'd never > tasted > peanut butter until a few weeks ago! Here come the questions: > > 1. Crunchy, smooth peanut butter or doesn't it matter? > 2. What flavour jam (jelly) or doesn't it matter? > 3. What goes on first or does the peanut butter go on 1 slice of bread and > the jam (jelly) on the other? > > Thank you! > > Mandy > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Hi Mandy I have a few friends from England and Scotland and they never ate peanut butter until they arrived here. Some love it and some don't. You can make the sandwich with either crunchy or smooth. Put on both slices of bread and the jelly in the center or jelly on one slice and peanut butter on the other. You can use honey instead. I like to mash banana with a fork, add peanut butter and I prefer crunch, add a little honey and make a spread. Want a dessert sandwich? Toast a slice of bread, spread peanut butter on it, add banana slices and some chocolate chips. My very favorite peanut butter sandwich is crunchy peanut butter with grilled onions on top. If I'm in a rush I will just eat a big scoop of peanut butter off the spoon or spread it on my banana and run out the door. Oh yes, I like peanut butter on an English muffin and sprinkle hemp nut seeds over the top. I love peanut butter. Donna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry " Mandy . " <mandy2uk Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:00:56 Question about peanut butter and jam (jelly) Hiya everyone I've heard a lot of Americans talking about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for children but I've never tried them myself... I'd never tasted peanut butter until a few weeks ago! Here come the questions: 1. Crunchy, smooth peanut butter or doesn't it matter? 2. What flavour jam (jelly) or doesn't it matter? 3. What goes on first or does the peanut butter go on 1 slice of bread and the jam (jelly) on the other? Thank you! Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Thank you Audrey! I'll have a try of peanut butter and jam for tea then! ) 2009/6/22 Audrey Snyder <AudeeBird > > > Hi Mandy, > > Peanut butter is not just for children! Creamy vs. crunchy is a personal > preference. Doesn't really matter what flavor jelly - I grew up on grape > jelly, but strawberry is good, too. What we always did was peanut butter on > one piece of bread, jelly on the other. I'm sure people do it differently, > though. > My favorite: crunchy peanut butter on whole wheat bread with honey. I also > use peanut butter on fake bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches (peanut > butter on one piece of bread, mayonnaise on the other). My mom used to eat > peanut butter and margarine sandwiches. > > Hope you enjoy your peanut butter! I've heard that lots of people who > didn't > grow up here in the States think peanut butter is disgusting. Good for you > for trying new things! > > Audrey S. > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Mandy . <mandy2uk<mandy2uk%40googlemail.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > > Hiya everyone > > > > I've heard a lot of Americans talking about peanut butter and jelly > > sandwiches for children but I've never tried them myself... I'd never > > tasted > > peanut butter until a few weeks ago! Here come the questions: > > > > 1. Crunchy, smooth peanut butter or doesn't it matter? > > 2. What flavour jam (jelly) or doesn't it matter? > > 3. What goes on first or does the peanut butter go on 1 slice of bread > and > > the jam (jelly) on the other? > > > > Thank you! > > > > Mandy > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Oh cool! I'll try peanut butter and honey tomorrow if I remember! lol 2009/6/22 <thelilacflower > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Wow, even after learning about other cultures and visiting different places, including England, it still hits you every once in a while how different things really are elsewhere. It just took me aback for a moment to think that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were not widely available to kids everywhere! I think a good half of my calorie intake from ages 4-12 was in peanut butter and jelly! Some of you might know that they used to make a product that combined peanut butter and jelly in the same jar, in what were probably taken to be aesthetically pleasing brown and purple swirls. Ugh. One comment that hasn't been made here, that goes without saying to most of us, who shop at co-ops and healthy stores, is to only buy natural peanut butters, without additives. That stuff they sell in supermarkets that goes under the name Jif (and many other brands) is a pale imitation of the real thing! It has tons of added sugars and other horrible preservatives, and the natural peanut oil has been largely extracted and other cheaper oils added back in! If you are lucky, your local store will have a machine that will allow you to input fresh peanuts and get the peanut butter straight out the other end. Like I say, most of us here know this, but for those who don't even know about peanut butter, it might not be so obvious. It is well-known here in the south that one of Elvis's favorite foods was peanut butter and banana sandwiches. I had more than my fair share of those, too, growing up in Elvis's state of Tennessee! Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 When I grew up there was ONLY one peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Smooth peanut butter on one slice of white bread and Welch's grape jelly on another slice of white bread and then stuck together. If it went with you to lunch the one slice of bread was soggy with the jelly. But when I grew up, I found chunky peanut butter on whole wheat with strawberry jam. Then I found that if you peanut buttered both pieces of bread, one did not get soggy when you carried it. Now, I use any kind of peanut butter and any kind of jam or jelly on any kind of bread (yesterday, it was date nut bread with smooth peanut butter and chunky apricot jam). And sometimes I add a few slices of garlic or onion. I love different tastes for different days. Ligtstar _____ On Behalf Of Mandy . Monday, June 22, 2009 10:01 AM Question about peanut butter and jam (jelly) Hiya everyone I've heard a lot of Americans talking about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for children but I've never tried them myself... I'd never tasted peanut butter until a few weeks ago! Here come the questions: 1. Crunchy, smooth peanut butter or doesn't it matter? 2. What flavour jam (jelly) or doesn't it matter? 3. What goes on first or does the peanut butter go on 1 slice of bread and the jam (jelly) on the other? Thank you! Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 You will find that every American has their own way of making a pb & j - I've actually heard morning radio shows do this as a discussion topic, only to have listeners call in to very indignantly tell the DJs that they are making the sandwich the " wrong " way! Whether you use one piece of bread & fold it or use two pieces is a point of contention, as well as whether or not to put PB on BOTH sides or just one...hey, we should do a poll!! There really is no wrong way to do it. Some people do peanut butter and banana sandwiches, or even PB & marshmallow fluff - not really my thing, but hey, to each his own! For me, it's 2 slices of multigrain bread with creamy PB (Skippy Natural is my favorite) and my mom's homemade strawberry jam. I much prefer jam to jelly for sandwiches. Of course if I am seeking comfort food, I will go for the bleached white bread of my childhood! Have fun experimenting! -Jacki in FL > Hiya everyone > > I've heard a lot of Americans talking about peanut butter and jelly > sandwiches for children but I've never tried them myself... I'd never tasted > peanut butter until a few weeks ago! Here come the questions: > > 1. Crunchy, smooth peanut butter or doesn't it matter? > 2. What flavour jam (jelly) or doesn't it matter? > 3. What goes on first or does the peanut butter go on 1 slice of bread and > the jam (jelly) on the other? > > Thank you! > > Mandy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Mandy, I'm glad that have finally had the opportunity to try PB. I love it. I like both the smooth and crunchy. I use PB on apples, celery and bananas. I love to eat PB, banana and chocolate chip sandwiches. I will eat any flavor of jelly or jam. I even use honey on my PB. I usually put PB on one slice and the jelly or jam on the other piece. Keep trying it with different things and you will find the possibilities are endless. Hugs, Mindy , " Mandy . " <mandy2uk wrote: > > Hiya everyone > > I've heard a lot of Americans talking about peanut butter and jelly > sandwiches for children but I've never tried them myself... I'd never tasted > peanut butter until a few weeks ago! Here come the questions: > > 1. Crunchy, smooth peanut butter or doesn't it matter? > 2. What flavour jam (jelly) or doesn't it matter? > 3. What goes on first or does the peanut butter go on 1 slice of bread and > the jam (jelly) on the other? > > Thank you! > > Mandy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 What a lovely posting. I have been reading the followup messages and would like to add a wasp or New Englander's take on this. I grew up in Conneticut and ate peanut butter sandwiches differently from the rest of my mostly southern family. I was rarely allowed to eat jelly growing up because my mother said the sugar would hurt my teeth. So I was generally given a choice between peanut butter, taosted peanut butter and cream cheese, or tuna melt sandwiches. I learned a few years ago that toasted peanut butter and cream cheese sandwiches used to be very popular in New England...long before I moved there with my family from the midwest. On the rare occasion that I was allowed to have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich I preferred strawberry jam or preserves to the grape jam that so many resturants in the US think people prefer. I don't know if people really eat their PB & J sandwiches with grape jam at home. I read a few years ago in the NY Times that the most popular jam in the US is strawberry so it seems likely that other people prefer strawberry jam with their PB & J sandwiches too. I make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by spreading the jelly on one piece of bread, spreading the peanut butter on the other slice of bread, and then put them together. I don't add butter or anything else. I do put the lump of jelly on and then use my knife to break it up into little bits and then spread it evenly. I have never liked lumps of jelly on toast and on PB & J sandwiches probably due to my mother only allowing me to use it sparingly. I still like a peanut butter and cream cheese sandiwth from time to time. I have experimented with two ways to make this sandwich. 1. spread cream cheese on one slice of bread, peanut butter on the other, put both slices of bread in a toaster oven spread side facing up and once they are heated or lightly toasted take them out and put the wet sides together. 2. toast the bread and then spread cream cheese on one piece of toast and peanut butter on the other, and put the sides together. I prefer the first method because I like to even out the cream cheese and peanut butter a bit when they are hot and a little bit runny. Any way you use peanut butter, definitely buy all natural peanut butter... the kind the separates and you have to mix before useing. Or, grind it yourself if you can at the grocery store. The only store near me that allows this is Whole Foods. Jif, Skippy, Peter Pan, or any of the peanut butters that contain a myriad of additives and hydrogenated oils just aren't as good. And, frankly I don't see why anyone would risk their child being born 5 or 10 years later with birth defects because they ate peanut butter regularly containing rape seed oil. Peanut butter and banana sandwiches are good too and so are peanut butter with potato chip crumbles (the leftover powdery crumbles at the bottom of the chip bag). Your posting brought back happy memories of experimenting with peanut butter sandwiches as a child on Saturday mornings. I wish you the best on your PB & J adventure. -M ups.com, " Mandy . " <mandy2uk wrote: > > Hiya everyone > > I've heard a lot of Americans talking about peanut butter and jelly > sandwiches for children but I've never tried them myself... I'd never tasted > peanut butter until a few weeks ago! Here come the questions: > > 1. Crunchy, smooth peanut butter or doesn't it matter? > 2. What flavour jam (jelly) or doesn't it matter? > 3. What goes on first or does the peanut butter go on 1 slice of bread and > the jam (jelly) on the other? > > Thank you! > > Mandy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 I grew up eating PB sandwiches, I love them, when I was a kid it was pg & j with grape jelly, now if I put jelly on the sandwich it is blueberry. However I prefer, Peanut butter with tomato and lettuce sandwiches, or peanut butter and banana or fresh blueberries or strawberries or a combination of the all 3. I also like Peanut butter spread on celery with some dried cranberries or blueberries. I like both crunchy and smooth. Gayle In a message dated 6/22/2009 10:21:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mandy2uk writes: Hiya everyone I've heard a lot of Americans talking about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for children but I've never tried them myself... I'd never tasted peanut butter until a few weeks ago! Here come the questions: 1. Crunchy, smooth peanut butter or doesn't it matter? 2. What flavour jam (jelly) or doesn't it matter? 3. What goes on first or does the peanut butter go on 1 slice of bread and the jam (jelly) on the other? Thank you! Mandy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377052x1201454391/aol?redir=http://\ www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072 & hmpgID=62 & bcd=JuneExcfooterNO62) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 What is wrong with rape seed (canola) oil? Deb in Idaho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 My 3 year old lives on PB & J. Sometimes he won't eat anything else! I use " regular " peanut butter, although it's not as healthy as the natural stuff (and my son won't eat that). For jelly, I use the fruit spread (strawberry and blackberry) as it doesn't contain sugar, although it is more expensive. Luckily you don't have to put a lot on because it is super sweet. We all prefer creamy peanut butter rather than smooth and I put pb on one side and jelly on the other. It is easier that way. , glpveg4life wrote: > > I grew up eating PB sandwiches, I love them, when I was a kid it was pg & j > with grape jelly, now if I put jelly on the sandwich it is blueberry. > However I prefer, Peanut butter with tomato and lettuce sandwiches, or > peanut butter and banana or fresh blueberries or strawberries or a combination > of the all 3. > I also like Peanut butter spread on celery with some dried cranberries or > blueberries. > > I like both crunchy and smooth. > > Gayle > > In a message dated 6/22/2009 10:21:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > mandy2uk writes: > > > > > > Hiya everyone > > I've heard a lot of Americans talking about peanut butter and jelly > sandwiches for children but I've never tried them myself... I'd never > tasted > peanut butter until a few weeks ago! Here come the questions: > > 1. Crunchy, smooth peanut butter or doesn't it matter? > 2. What flavour jam (jelly) or doesn't it matter? > 3. What goes on first or does the peanut butter go on 1 slice of bread and > the jam (jelly) on the other? > > Thank you! > > Mandy > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy > Steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377052x1201454391/aol?redir=http://\ www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072 & hmpgID=62 & > bcd=JuneExcfooterNO62) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 I agree. It is very addictive. It's funny, I wasn't sure I liked it at first, but I bought it at BJ's warehouse club in a large size jar. My daughter, a smooth natural peanut butter adict, would not even try it so it fell to me to eat it. It makes great saltine cracker sandwiches. It is made from hazelnuts and coca. Not very many ingredients...so how bad can it really be? -Martha V , Jeanne B <treazured wrote: > > Whatever you guys do, don't buy a jar of Nutella. It should have an addiction warning on the label. If you're brave, it's at Wal Mart and a lot of grocery stores now. Google it for a description, I don't dare think about it much. Jeanne in GA > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Anybody have a good recipe for homemade fruit spread? I just made a batch of freezer jam because I was being overrun with strawberries, and while it's tasty, it has a lot of sugar in it. It is almost too sweet. I'd like to be able to make an all-fruit style spread when I'm overrun with the next crop of something. -ginger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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