Oh man, I do wish I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in my hand right now. The salty creamy and smooth peanut butter, combined with the sweet and sticky taste of grape jelly. Smash that all in between two slices of toasted bread. The typical American food that anyone can make. The first recipe I learned is PB&J sandwich. It saved me from starvation so many times when I was a youngster, because I was never allowed near a stove and my parents rarely have time to cook. So my dad came up with a life changing idea of showing me how to make a PB&J sandwich.
I was amazed how effortlessly and quickly my dad can make a tasty treat. The first ever bite of that sandwich made my tongue jump. First came the dry, smooth slavery peanut butter, then came the wet, sweet jelly. It was a flavour bomb. Sweet and savoury flavours hit my mouth like a grenade exploding. My dad just made me into a PB&J addict. Kids would be craving for candy or chips, but all I want for all my meals and snacks is that sandwich. Everytime my parents would go grocery shopping I would always yell, “DON’T FORGET TO BRING ME THE INGREDIENTS FOR PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH ”.
At one point, I was eating so much that my doctor told me my blood sugar level was through the roof when it was my turn for a yearly checkup. I was hoping the doctor wouldn’t mention my sugar level to my parents, but it was too late to stop my doctor. Now I am stuck eating the yucky fish with noodles. Who even eats fish with noodles.
My hero is definitely Julia Davis Chandler. Why do you ask? Because she invented the PB & J sandwich back in the 1900s. After the discovery, they started serving the sandwich in all public schools. It is the main foundation of a child’s lunch in the public school. You will always see PB&J sandwiches in every single cafeteria.
Now that I am in my teens, I would still make myself a quick PB&J sandwich whenever I oversleep into the afternoon or If Iam just feeling very tired. Overall, it is a quick and easy meal. I would come home around 10 at night due to volleyball practices and I would have zero energy to cook myself a warm meal, so I would go for my closest and pull out a jar or peanut butter and a jar of jelly plus a loaf of bread.
This was a really good read I loved how you made a food that I am allegoric to sound really yummy. I also love the backstory behind it.
I love that this post has convinced me to have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This is such a nostalgic meal for me. I used to always have this when I was younger. I loved them so much because of how quick and easy they were to make. It’s such a simple meal yet so satisfying. Any kid can make it because it doesn’t even require any dangerous cooking tools! You can simply use a butter knife with soft bread. Thank you for making me crave this.
Peanut Butter and Jelly is such an excellent food to make in a span of a few minutes, especially in these busy mornings with school and work. Really great job mentioning descriptive language.
I don’t really eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches but the way you described it made it seem like I have been missing out my whole life.
Peanut butter and Jelly. The go to snack when I was hungry enough for a snack. Especially during high school where some days they would have bad food but pb and J was the the old and reliable choice I would go for.