How Do You Make a PB & J?

[JaneYoung]

In the hotdog thread I made a reference to 'if we ever make a PB & J thread"' - so here it is. Any special ingredients out there? Favorites?
Jane

[Cory]

PB on one piece of bread. Jelly on other.

The end.

Nothing interesting on mine ;)

[Jeff Rodriguez]

Yeah, pretty normal. Just make sure you spread the peanut butter first. Nobody wants jelly in the peanut butter jar.

[ChuckDickerson]

Smooth PB, honey, & grape jelly stirred together and then spread on only white bread and served with a cold glass of milk.

[Steve W]

Crunchy peanut butter laid on thick on the left side of fresh homemade bread. Homemade raspberry jam on the right. Important - no butter. Put right side, jam side down, on left side, peanut butter side up. Make cut from top left to bottom right.

[Alec Carson]

Well, this isnt exactly how to make a pb and j, but it is a related story


so we have a bunch of food from last years first competition, and we keep it out in the lab's freezer
so i decided to thaw out some bread from last year and make a pb & j because i was absolutly starving after marching band practice. anyway, we tossed some bread in the microwave and guess what? it tasted better than one with fresh bread :ahh: . . . i dunno. i thought it was interesting

[Daisy]

peanut butter and bananas, no jam.

Daisy

[MissInformation]

Peanut butter on one side, grape jelly on the other, and occasionally I'll toast the bread first, but mostly not. It doesn't matter if the peanut butter is smooth or crunchy or regular or honey roasted, but the jelly (or jam) must be grape. However, I will sometimes smash up a banana with cinnamon and use it in place of jelly.

Heidi

[Melissa Nute]

Peanut Butter then Fritos sans Jelly.

Tastes better that way.

[Chris Marra]

Anyone ever blend and/or scramble the peanut butter and jelly together? All my PB & J's are sans Jelly, so I was wondering...

[artdutra04]

I'd most definitely make a Rube Goldberg machine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg#Rube_Goldberg_machines) out of Vex robot parts to do it. Doing it by hand it just so boring. :p

"The machine would first reach into a refrigerator, use a CMUcam to find the jar of peanut butter (which would have a neon green label.) The machine would then use a laser to slice off the lid, turn the jar upside down, and slowly begin heating the jar to have the peanut butter come out of the jar and into the peanut butter hopper on the machine.

While this is happening, it would slice up a loaf of bread and calibrate itself to the exact center of gravity of each individual piece of bread, to know exactly how much peanut butter and jelly - to the thousandth of a gram - to put on it, to keep the sandwich perfectly balanced, for the most efficient and enjoyable sandwich-eating experience.

From here, it would use a high pressure spray nozzle applicator to spray semi-molten peanut butter mist onto the piece of bread one layer at a time, with allowing time in between each layer for the peanut butter to cool down.

After this, the machine would reach back into the refrigerator to find the jar of jelly, which it would again slice the lid off with the laser, while dumping the contents into the jelly hopper. Using a confectionary frosting applicator nozzle, it would then squeeze out the jelly onto the other piece of bread, which keeping the bread perfectly balanced.

Since the two halves of the machine are not right next to each other, each machine would then find the mass of each piece of bread, and calibrate a launching machanism. The two halves of the machine would then each fire their piece of bread into the air, and the peanut butter piece of bread would perfectly hit the jelly piece of bread in mid-air, forming a sandwich. As this sandwich would begin to fall back to the ground, a robotic arm would come out with a plate to catch the sandwich. Voila, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich!"

:ahh:

Why build it? Why not! Carnegie Mellon University made their own version (http://www-education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/content/vex/videos/hot_dog/hot_dog.htm), except their machine made hot dogs. :cool:


Somwhow I think I should add like 2.28 million dominos that get knocked down to this machine. I don't know what their exact purpose would be, but no overly-complicated machine is complete without tons o' dominos.

[Joe Matt]

Hello, my name is Joseph, I haven't had a PB&J in easily 8 years.

Thanks.


:(

[Sara Milton]

Peanut butter and jelly on one slice of bread then fluff on the other. :D

[Elgin Clock]

Somwhow I think I should add like 2.28 million dominos that get knocked down to this machine. I don't know what their exact purpose would be,...

I think I know the purpose of the numerical value of dominoes, if not the dominoes themselves. :p


Peanut butter and jelly on one slice of bread then fluff on the other. :D

I used to like the Fluffernutter sandwich, 'till I realized I'm allergic to fluff. :( Oops.

Now, on my PB&J's I have only crunchy peanut butter one one slice, strawberry jelly on the other, and Land O' Lakes American cheese in the middle.

Yep. PB, J & C is always better than a normal PB & J.

And the bolded portions are critical to preserve the tatse just how I remember it in case anyone wants to make me a sandwich for any reason at any time.
I never say no to free food! :rolleyes:
Many people on these forums can vouch for that I'm sure! :D


Oh yeah.. and a tall glass of 1% milk completes the meal.

[Madison]

Hello, my name is Joseph, I haven't had a PB&J in easily 8 years.

Thanks.


:(

I've never had a peanut butter & jelly sandwich. I don't like jelly and rarely eat peanut butter.

[GaryVoshol]

I thought this might be an FLL entry. My daughter starts out the kids she is mentoring by pretending she's a robot, and having them tell her instructions for making a PB sandwich. Which she follows to the letter, with sometimes hilarious results!

[Clark Gilbert]

I like 'em with just peanut butter and with just jelly, but if you mix the two I can't stand it. I've tried peanut butter and potato chips before and it was pretty good. It made for an easy lunch on the go...

[KyleGilbert45]

I don't like peanut butter and jelly, but peanut butter and honey is pretty good.

[JaneYoung]

I have lots of different pb&j variations.
This is one that I like to sit outside and watch the sky with.

Slice a Granny Smith apple (the green tangy ones) into apple rounds, thick or thin - I like thin. Take out the centers with the seeds, core pieces.
Smear one round with smooth peanut butter and cover it with raisins. Put another round on top and it makes a little apple sandwich.

[KelliV]

I eat PB , J & Ketchup... wired I know but I like it.

[Elgin Clock]

I eat PB , J & Ketchup... wired I know but I like it.

Hmmm... I'll have to try that. Everyone always makes fun of me enough for eating Ketchup on my scrambled eggs, I'll just have to try that Kelli. :)
Sounds interesting at least.

[JaneYoung]

Hmmm... I'll have to try that. Everyone always makes fun of me enough for eating Ketchup on my scrambled eggs, I'll just have to try that Kelli. :)
Sounds interesting at least.

a. what flavor is the 'j'?
b. are you going to keep your cheese with that Elgin?

(It's starting to sound like it may need some salsa as well. )

[Schnabel]

Peanutbutter with banana and honey is the best! :D

[KelliV]

a. what flavor is the 'j'?
Grape! I only eat grape jelly.

[KenWittlief]

goto The Great Northern Pizza Kitchen (and sandwhich shop)

order one from the menu!

BTW, in my freshman college communications class our professor had the class write instructions for how to make a PBJ sandwhich. The next day she had a loaf of bread, jars of PB &J, butter, a knife... on the front desk.

She had one of the students read their instructions out loud, and she followed them.

1. "Open the bag of bread". The professor grabbed the bag with two hands and ripped it open, slices of bread flying everywhere

it went downhill from there

a very enlightning class on how difficult it is to write technical instructions.

PS: for me, open face on toast, butter, PB and J on both slices.

[MissInformation]

In her first year of college my friend Lynette had declared Spanish/Secondary Education as her major. She took her first education class that spring semester and it was a class to teach you how to teach people things... She had very little success with teaching a camp song to the class and so for her next project, she decided to teach the class how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She went all out and bought lots of bread, different kinds of peanut butter and jelly... Sadly, they were not impressed, her peers just stared at her like she was as nutty as all that peanut butter in front of her and she couldn't get anyone to make a sandwich. At dinner that night, when even green jello couldn't cheer her up, she said to me "I changed my major today." And she had.

Yep, her whole future was changed by the non-making of PB and J sandwiches! (but it's not meant to be a sad story, because she had only declared education as her dual major because she didn't know what else to declare. Her true love was and still is languages, especially Spanish.)

Heidi

[KenWittlief]

...Yep, her whole future was changed by the non-making of PB and J sandwiches! (but it's not meant to be a sad story, because she had only declared education as her dual major because she didn't know what else to declare. Her true love was and still is languages, especially Spanish.)

Heidi

what is the end of the story? what did she major in? can you major in languages if you do not intend to teach them?

[MissInformation]

what is the end of the story? what did she major in? can you major in languages if you do not intend to teach them?

Yes, you can, because there are a world of possibilities for languages... she ended up as a Spanish major with a minor in French. For example, a language major can find work doing translation. She did end up teaching a bit, as a volunteer teaching spanish speaking adults English.

Heidi

[KarenH]

I'm not picky about the bread. A moderate layer of PB on one side each of both slices. Drizzle honey from the honey bear on one slice; put slices together and cut diagonally. Husband who slices sandwiches into rectangles gets a tongue-lashing; rectangles are improper for grown men.

Variations:
--Jam or preserves instead of honey; must be seedless; no marmalade allowed.
--Applesauce instead of J, and use raisin bread (my mom found this recipe in a cookbook or magazine somewhere)
--Add sliced cheese and/or lunchmeat; deli slices are fine, but use a thick slice of bologna for sheer gluttony

Question: Is the USDA (http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/PARENTrepros.pdf) recommended 2 tablespoons of PB per serving a viable quantity?

Story:
When I was in college, a group of us drove on a long trip. I was riding shotgun in the van, and the people in the back seats were making sandwiches. Having recently learned of the horrendous practice of making PB J's with PB on only one slice, and only J on the other, I instructed our gourmet chefs to put the PB on BOTH slices. Which they did. Somehow I didn't hear their snickering until they handed me the "sandwich."

PB on both SIDES of the slices! :ahh:

[JaneYoung]

If you cut the sandwich into 4 little triangles, I love those. For one thing you can stick your little pinky up in the air and it fits perfectly. Esp. with raspberry preserves and crunchy peanut butter. Num.

[P1d40n3]

I use wheat bread, grape jelly, and smooth peanut butter. Nothing else will do. I'm rather picky about my PB & J

[KDawg]

I have not had PB&J for the longest time. In fact, I cant remember the last time. If i was making one, i'd probobly put Peanut Butter one one piece of white bread, jelly on the other, but not as much Jelly as there would be peanut butter. Then i might put Ruffles (have ridges) chips in the middle of the two slices for a crunch. Yea. That's what I would do.

[Eric Finn]

I like to toast my bread, then put the PB + J on.
It doesn't matter what flavor the jelly is, what kind the PB it is, or what kind of bread that is used (white, whole grain, sourdough, anything's alright. :) ).

I have also recently started making PB + Nutella sandwiches, using the same methods.

Also:
I put PB on one slice, and jelly or Nutella on the other. If I make mine with bananas, I put them in the middle.

[Saru29]

two pieces of white bread with a whole lot of peanut butter. It may seen wierd, but gold fish in the middle is amazing!

[Koko Ed]

I just got done eating a Fluffernutter that was made with a $216 jar of Peter Pan Cruncy Honrey Roasted Penuts I brought back from Jamacia.
It was good.

[Alex Cormier]

I just got done eating a Fluffernutter that was made with a $216 jar of Peter Pan Cruncy Honrey Roasted Penuts I brought back from Jamacia.
It was good.
woah, can i hit that peanut butter from jamacia? :p i'll be over in 10.

[JaneYoung]

I just got done eating a Fluffernutter that was made with a $216 jar of Peter Pan Cruncy Honrey Roasted Penuts I brought back from Jamacia.
It was good.
Alrighty Koko Ed -
Why is it that you have a $216 jar of Peter Pan Crunchy Honey Roasted Peanuts? Was each one dipped in 'golden' honey?

[KenWittlief]

maybe its like stuff you buy on ebay: $6 for the peanut butter and $210 for shipping and handling!

[Koko Ed]

Alrighty Koko Ed -
Why is it that you have a $216 jar of Peter Pan Crunchy Honey Roasted Peanuts? Was each one dipped in 'golden' honey?
The most important part of the sentance is "...brought back from Jamacia."
In Jamacia 1 American $1 = $66 Jamacian. Unless they actually discover you are actually an AMerican than you discover Americans have this amazing magical ability to cause the value of the Jamiacian dollar to fluxuate down to $61. I mean what's a couple of dollars? You're on vacation and are gonna spend it anyways. So you might as well spend a little more to stimulate the local economy. Consider it recreational charity.

[KarenH]

In Jamacia 1 American $1 = $66 Jamacian.
Failing to specify the correct units... And this is a robotics forum! :ahh: