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PB&J
SeriosEats ^ | Daniel Gritzer

Posted on 05/17/2024 7:47:03 AM PDT by DallasBiff

The PB&J is as American as it gets, and its story is spread across the internet from web page to web page as if by digital butter knife, each as recognizable to the next as the sandwich itself. I'll spare you too much of a regurgitation here, except in the broadest strokes: It supposedly started as a fancy-ish tea sandwich at the turn of the 20th century, but quickly became a popular lunchtime snack as an increasingly industrialized food system made sliced bread and store-bought jam and peanut butter a common and affordable option to Americans of all economic stripes

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KEYWORDS: dietandcuisine; food; georgewcarver; godsgravesglyphs; jelly; peanutbutter
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I know, nostalgia, and when I was a kid my mother always made baloney sandwiches for my lunch, and I asked her why can't I have a peanut butter & Jelly sandwich.

She said, you need your protein.

Well I traded my baloney for a PB&J at lunch. My first venture into business.

1 posted on 05/17/2024 7:47:03 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

Growing up, my mom made me so many “choke and slides” to have for school lunch, I’ve never wanted either one since. Lol!

Baloney however......isn’t worth consuming unless fried....anyone who hasn’t tried that is missing one of the greatest unhealthy treats of all time. 😁


2 posted on 05/17/2024 7:55:03 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: DallasBiff

Bologna and cheese on white bread was my summer diet, as I was a latch-key kid growing up. Coins under the sofa cushions offered an occasional pack of Yodels Cakes during a bike venture.


3 posted on 05/17/2024 7:56:40 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: V_TWIN

Fried baloney with mustard on white bread 🍞🥪

Regular baloney on white bread 🍞 🥪🥪 with mayonnaise (had 2 half sandwiches this morning) - add some plain potato chips between the mayonnaise and the bread 🍞

Supper, for me


4 posted on 05/17/2024 7:59:17 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

Watching Guy Fieri’s Grocery Games tv show, I’ve seen world class chefs incorporate fried baloney into their dish on several occasions....that says a lot IMO.


5 posted on 05/17/2024 8:06:42 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: DallasBiff

Fond memories of PB&Js dipped into hot chocolate on a deer stand and in the duck blind.


6 posted on 05/17/2024 8:09:11 AM PDT by SakoL61R
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To: DallasBiff

Serious Eats is a very good cooking site, but consider their racism before taking them too “seriously”:

https://www.seriouseats.com/our-anti-racism-pledge-5186466


7 posted on 05/17/2024 8:09:38 AM PDT by bwest
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To: DallasBiff

We have people here who went to school even before they had air conditioning, yet none died from home packed lunches that had everything in them from bologna to chicken legs, I assume tuna sandwiches and all kinds of stuff that sat in a paper bag for 4 or 5 hours with zero concern of keeping cool.


8 posted on 05/17/2024 8:12:27 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Saint Athanasius
PB&J is as American as it gets

So true…

9 posted on 05/17/2024 8:15:55 AM PDT by rhinohunter (Elections have consequences. Stolen elections have catastrophic consequences.)
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To: DallasBiff

Peanut butter, bacon and pickles. Don’t knock it....


10 posted on 05/17/2024 8:25:24 AM PDT by waterhill (I Believe!)
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To: DallasBiff

PB&J with slices of banana on it. Now we’re talkin!


11 posted on 05/17/2024 8:27:01 AM PDT by deweyfrank (Nobody's Perfect )
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To: V_TWIN

You might like this:

In a frying pan on a medium heat:

1/4 onion, grilled in butter until cooked but not caramelized.
1/4 pound of baloney, diced, added in with the onions. Sautee until some brown shows on the baloney.
Add spices as desired.
I like a dash of sea salt, black pepper, and oregano.
Add six eggs to the mixture and cook until ready.

Serve as a scramble and garnish with sour cream, guacamole, and/or orange slices.

Serves four normal people and two or three hungry people.

(-:


12 posted on 05/17/2024 8:27:29 AM PDT by MeganC (Ruzzians aren't people. )
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To: V_TWIN

I tried the Spam commercial BUT you need a really hot skillet and a quick sear

If you let it reduce, it’s way too salty - oops

Same thing happens with ham

Diced the spam, fried it, a pinch of ginger, a couple packages of soy from the Chinese restaurant, half a bottle of Teriyaki Sauce, a couple of spoonfuls of white sugar, and even a bit of regular ketchup to try and even it out

Oh yeah, had a bit of diced frozen carrots that I had already cooked - threw about a half a cup in there too (sweetness from the carrots to offset the saltiness)

Frozen peas (which I once hated) microwaved and then mixed into the white rice - frozen peas work the best in this situation

I got about 5-6 small meals out of it - maybe $6-$8 worth of food - maybe $9

I’m cheap


13 posted on 05/17/2024 8:52:23 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: DallasBiff

I don’t hate PB&J.

But I much prefer EITHER:

Butter with Peanut Butter, OR:

Butter with Jelly/Preserves


14 posted on 05/17/2024 8:52:44 AM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: DallasBiff

And never ate baloney.

Our go to lunch meat was the chipped/razor thin sliced beef from Budding. That was a staple all through my youth and into adulthood.


15 posted on 05/17/2024 8:54:28 AM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: V_TWIN

V_TWIN wrote: “Baloney however......isn’t worth consuming unless fried....anyone who hasn’t tried that is missing one of the greatest unhealthy treats of all time.”

Especially with thick slided baloney and a thick slice of white onion. (Don’t forget the mayo.)


16 posted on 05/17/2024 8:59:00 AM PDT by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: DallasBiff

I have half a PBJ every night with a glass of milk. Can’t beat it.


17 posted on 05/17/2024 9:04:54 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: DallasBiff

My favorite PBJ tradition:

Spread PB on white bread, microwave for 10-15 seconds, spread cold strawberry jam on top and enjoy hot/cold, saltyish/sweet all in one bite.


18 posted on 05/17/2024 9:09:22 AM PDT by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Sometimes the ggg catalog has to spread out a little. /rimshot

19 posted on 05/17/2024 9:16:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SaveFerris

>... add some plain potato chips between the mayonnaise and the bread

Tuna and nacho cheese doritos is very good too. Very crunchy.


20 posted on 05/17/2024 10:34:16 AM PDT by fretzer
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