Why do Americans eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Strange question I know, but I was wondering, “Where did it come from and why”.
I assume when they say jelly, they don't mean the gelatine blocks you break up, dissolve in boiled water and leave to solidify.
I assume they mean either jam that has no bits to go on your toast, or condiments that have no bits to go on your dinner, like redcurrant to go on chicken for example.
Or when they say jelly, do they mean with bits in regardless of what it is, jam or condiment.
Just curious.
I assume when they say jelly, they don't mean the gelatine blocks you break up, dissolve in boiled water and leave to solidify.
I assume they mean either jam that has no bits to go on your toast, or condiments that have no bits to go on your dinner, like redcurrant to go on chicken for example.
Or when they say jelly, do they mean with bits in regardless of what it is, jam or condiment.
Just curious.
I wanted to do it yesterday but I will invariably do it tomorrow (ish).
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I imagine it was one that has additives in it and types like that are still around, including palm oil. But I prefer the 100% nuts one, there is a supermarket’s own one I have, but there is also a individual company one I have that keeps the skins on so it has a black speckled appearance.
I noticed no matter what I did, the peanut butter would stick to my mouth and for some reason I thought I'd try no bits jam, honey works as well.
I like hazelnut spreads such as Nutella, but I'm in two minds trying it with peanut butter.
Marmite, I'm not going there, it's disgusting.
There was a spread you could get that was peanut butter, chocolate spread and caramel all in the same jar.
Not eaten that in a while.
Anyways, I live PB sandwiches, hild the jelly for me though.
When we refer to peanut butter and jelly, jelly is a product closer to jam then anything else. I think what you are describing, @KLmaker we refer to as jello.
@iain51269522 There was a spread you could get that was peanut butter, chocolate spread and caramel all in the same jar.
Someone went down the rabbit hole with that one.
@daved7637397 When we refer to peanut butter and jelly, jelly is a product closer to jam then anything else. I think what you are describing, @KLmaker we refer to as jello.
I thought that must be the case.
Seen people eating jello on tv, obviously not a spread.
But we also have stuff like mint jelly, redcurrant jelly, bramble jelly (basically blackberry jelly), that goes on meat dinners or in a meat sandwich.
That Earl of Sandwich was an amazing fellow who was ahead of his time.
1. economical
2. quick and easy to make
3. nutritious
4. tastes great, especially with your favorite jelly/jam/preserve
Jelly is actually derived from the same word as gelatine, made in the same manner, but with different felling agents(pectin vs. collagen). Their major difference is how they are used: one is a part of a dish(as in part of the sandwich's makeup), the other is a whole dish in and of itself(a desert or main course)
As a FYI to anyone who cares jelly/preserves/jam are also the same thing, the only real difference is the parts of the fruit used: jelly is just the juice, jam is flesh and juice, preserves are the whole fruit.
I do know that pb gained popularity as a good source of protein that was very affordable, way back in the day. The history of peanuts and peanut butter is important in southern farming.
I also know that jelly is just a more gelatinous version of jam. Maybe to claim it "spreads easier", maybe just to add fillers and make it cheaper. That idk.
But i definitely know, that pb&j is popular here because it's CHEAP. I was dirt poor when growing up. I remember one year, my family was awarded the school's charity turkey dinner with all the canned food collected from donations. It was pretty embarrassing opening the door to see my teachers standing there with a box of food. Poverty and humility don't mix well.
Well i took pb&j to school for lunch, pretty much every day, every year, until high school. I absolutely hated it, because the jelly would soak into the bread by lunch time. No one ever wanted to trade for soggy pb&j. But that's all i had. My entire childhood menu was basically cornflakes cereal and milk for breakfast, pb&j for lunch, and spaghetti for dinner.
For me, I like the jelly soaking into the bread.
Ah, but when you stir it up all the stripes disappear?
Aww we could have traded a lot of lunches!
You're talking about Goober! I never had it, that was the fancy stuff. But it came in a lot of flavors...
I bet you could order it from Amazon
I refuse to buy that stuff. When it comes to my PB & Jn I'm a purist!
Well the soaked bread makes it easier to eat, it's like putting ketchup or cucumber on a cheese sandwich, the butter / margarine is not enough and the bread is to dry.
As for that product, I thought @chaosociety was joking, like stripy paint.
Well it was either that or ham, but there were bits of fat on the ham and it would have taken too long to cut them off, so it happened.
Must be a PA thing, not mixing. I'll eat it, but would rather just have PB