Inspired by yesterday’s discussion on whether or not a hotdog is a sandwich, I’ve decided to wade into the waters of filled-bread food controversy. I am of the contention that jelly belongs on top of the peanut butter. What say you, Lemmings?
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You spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread, then wipe the knife off on the second slice, spreading a super thin layer of peanut butter across the surface to seal it, so the jelly doesn’t seep in.
Then you use the now clean knife to spread the jam or preserves over the thin layer of peanut butter, and slap them together, and slice it in half.
Jelly on the top slice, probably because that side has less structural stability as it becomes moistened by the jelly/jam.
Also, you don’t get the peanut butter stuck on your tongue
Absofuckinglutely! The jelly will gooify the bread on on a much faster rate than the peanut butter. You have to eat that sumbitch jelly up and that’s all there is to it!
You don’t just put a modest layer of peanut butter on both slices first?
Peanut butter is a guest, not help at the party.
Then the jelly squeezes out. You need the bread to absorb some of the jelly
If you can spread peanut butter on top of jelly, you’re a witch.
You spread it on the bread, then flip it onto the PB.
A WITCH! BURN HER!
It’s a matter of structural stability. Peanut butter, being more dense, makes for a superior foundation. In the event of earthquakes, sudden stops, or cabin depressurization, a PBJ with the peanut butter side down stands a stronger chance of maintaining position and surviving.
Every single answer so far says jelly up. I’ve never eaten a pbj the right way apparently. I’ve always put jelly on bottom.
The obviously correct answer is neither.
You have to peanut buttering BOTH pieces of bread to create a jelly proof barrier. Then there is no top side!
This is the only correct answer. If you make the PB a little thicker around the edges, it will create a sealed PB pocket to contain the jelly for transport.
this is the correct answer, especially if you’re making lunch for later… or using that cheap-ass walmart bread you can basically see through.
Jelly proofing sounds like something a novice adventurer does in an RPG to defend against slime-type monsters.
My mom used to spread peanut butter on the bottom slice and dairy butter on the top slice for the jelly proofing.
Can’t say I’m not intrigued. 🤔
Yeah she does that for me too
But then I get peanut button on the jelly knife
You have a sink
do I?
Yes
U sure?
I think, therefore I am
That’s where I pee. What is the relevance to this discussion?
That’s the best part. You lick it off.
50% PB and 50% J per slice of bread. Make two lines of ingredients and then make alternate the order on the 2nd, so all 4 quadrants are touching their counterpart.
From top to bottom:
Bread
Light layer of PB
Regular layer of Jelly
Regular layer of PB
BreadYou seem to be the only other person on this thread that knows how to make a proper PB&J.
the ‘proper’ way to make a pb&j is with jam, not jelly.
Damn right. I want something solid, not juice.
I mean, it’s objectively not considering it’s called a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
A bloody mary involves neither blood nor, in most cases, any Mary.
Depends on which fingers you want to get dirty.
Alright, now listen here you little shit…
not shit; peanut butter
You should make them a toaster with duct tape, a paperclip, and an old video cassette copy of Sweatin’ to the Oldies with Richard Simmons.
I judt started watching through the old episodes of Macgyver and this comment hits real close to home.
Edit: oh I see their username now.
The 4th Earl of Sandwich would be highly offended by this.
This is angry upvote material.
But you flipped your whole hand, still holding the sandwich, so you didn’t change the top or bottom…
Do you think he washed his hands with soap & water after that photo was taken? Or do you think he licked his fingers clean?
I guess that would work for PB, but jelly is going to leave you with sticky fingers.
Take your god damn upvote
Remove this aberration from my line of sight immediately!
Or at least mark it with a content warning.
The AI peanut butter sandwich
Wrong, wrong, everyone is wrong! Blend it together so it’s a uniform mix of jelly and peanut butter.
Goddamn menace to society, that’s what you are.
We once accidentally got a jar of crunchy peanut butter instead of smooth - didn’t check the label. Neither of us had time to go back to the store, so we decided the hell with it - put it in the blender, we’ll make it smooth.
Whipped peanut butter is amazing!
While I agree with all the comments about structural integrity, I’ll point out that platonically, it’s a peanutbutter sandwich with jelly, and condiments belong on top of meats, not under them.
How did meat get on your peanut butter sandwich?
Also, why? And why are you then putting jelly on that mess?
Additionally, what meat?
I’m betting meat means protein carrier in this case.
It means “the primary focus of the sandwich”.
It can mean that If it’s used singularly.
This is the way.
Just use the Reese’s peanut butter since there’s no wrong way to eat a Reese’s.
Yes, but there can be debates on which version of Reese’s is the best. I’ve become accustomed to the ratio in the miniatures, and while I would never turn down a regular one, it now tastes a bit off. I once got a giant Reese’s for Christmas and discovered you can’t eat that right, it’s going to be too much of one or the other usually.
But that does bring a memory back. I remember seeing the first commercials for Reese’s as a kid, and it was around Easter. You better believe I grabbed the chocolate bunny I got and a jar of peanut butter to test the theory!
Originals are the one and only correct proportions. Nothing else they’ve tried is anywhere near the perfection of the original
But enshittification happens, and the best Reese’s by far is Trader Joe’s
Oh man, you just reminded me of those… we don’t have Trader Joe’s in Hawai’i (which is kinda weird, yeah? Given their whole aesthetic and all). I’ve not really cared much. But you just brought to mind something they have that is truly excellent.
No, only downsides. Your jelly is more sugar than fruit, what passes for bread is an abomination, and peanut butter is typically more hydrogenated oil than peanuts…
Every once in a while I make loaf or real bread - but I can never keep it in the kitchen long enough to put anything else on it because it is so good. Not that real bread needs help anyway.
My grandma used to make some jelly without all the non-fruit additions (is this Jam?). I have also made peanut butter from just peanuts (and you can even buy this in stores). These would be required to have a good PBJ, but as I said, I can’t keep real bread around long enough to see if there would be any upside to such a creation - my guess is hiding the flavor of real bread means this too is a downside but I will never know.
Oooooh no! Tut tut good sir, I only eat pea-nut-but-ter-and-preserrrrve sandwiches! What do you take me for, some sort of street urchin, a ruffian, or a cad? Shame upon your family sir! Good day!
Peanut butter goes directly on the bottom slice of bread, then the jelly (or jam, or honey) gets spread on top of the peanut butter. That way you can mix the two flavors together. Top is either a blank slice of bread, or you can spread a thin layer of PB or dairy butter on the slice to prevent it from soaking up the wetter spread if you won’t be eating the sandwich right away.
