Posted on 09/21/2022 3:59:20 PM PDT by mylife
During the Great Depression, people valued high-calorie combinations of protein and fat. Meat and dairy were costly, and consuming enough energy could prove challenging. Enter peanut butter and mayonnaise on white bread. The combination became a staple in Southern households in the United States and, in some regions, it was as ubiquitous as peanut butter and jelly. For the next 30 years or so, the PB&M was a favorite in many American kitchens, perhaps because adding mayonnaise to the era’s rustic, coarse nut butter may have been key for spreadability. According to Garden & Gun, newspapers from the 1940s in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Troy, New York, both advised adding mayonnaise to “moisten” or “thin” peanut butter before adding bacon or shredded American cheese.
In the 1960s, Hellman’s Mayonnaise debuted an advertisement suggesting fun ways to spice up the basic peanut butter & mayo sandwich. To make a “Double Crunch,” one simply added bacon and pickles. A “Funny Face” called for raisins and carrots (and some degree of artistic capability). The “Apple Fandango” featured sliced apples and marmalade, while the “Crazy Combo”—you’ve been warned—included salami, sliced eggs, and onions.
Today, a seemingly limitless array of sandwich ingredients are affordable, but peanut butter and mayonnaise remain a beloved combination among the many Americans who grew up eating them. It also continues to maintain standing as one of the cheapest, highest-calorie pairings out there (one tablespoon of either condiment contains about 100 calories). But while famished people struggling through the Great Depression replenished themselves with the dense snack, for 21st-century Americans, the combo of the two, gooey spreads is more likely to inspire a midday nap.
that’s what we ate...and soo good a banana sandwich Good
When really young...raw onion and mayonnaise sandwiches. If my brother did it...so did I.
And we sucked the guts out of eggs, too. lol
Crunchy? Or do you like the smooth mayo?
My mother was a poor southerner but she never fed us that.
We did have mayonnaise sandwiches and tomato and mayonnaise sandwiches.
About 10 years ago a guy told me about grilled peanut butter and onion sandwiches which I thought sounded totally gross but I had to try it and they’re pretty good
Even the price of mayo is climbing!
Don’t know about this but the big thing was brown sugar coated butter, banana slices, and peanut butter
Peanut butter and banana
But your suggestion to grill is solid. Live a grilled peanut butter and anything Sammie
Reminds me of various ‘Alaska Breakfasts’. Fired bacon, followed by eggs fried in bacon fat, then pancakes fried in bacon fat, topped by peanut butter and fruit jam.
Either just plain white bread with mustard or Peanut butter with a slice of cheese. Mostly American cheese. Cheddar works also.
Crunchy PB Mayo with a dash of lemon.
I love peanut butter...and mayonnaise.But maybe not together.
At my local grocery store Best foods mayonnaise is $8.49! It’s cheaper at Walmart but still not cheap.
fat elvis/skinny elvis..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c79aUX0vW_g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIrwOwsmU5U
Oh dear, depression era recipes. I’m excited about the return of stone soup.
sick combination
nothing wrong with mater sangwiches swimming in mayo
This could be why my dad hated peanut butter.
Mayo is essential with Peanut Butter, otherwise you can’t get it off of the roof of your mouth!!
I blame putin
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