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53. I think you might understand my irritations here:

Fri Jul 24, 2015, 12:26 AM

Jul 2015

Tomorrow I am making 32 PBJ's to get it all over with so I don't have to wash umpteen utensils.

Hubby has kidney disease, and everything that has gone into his mouth for the past three years is weighed, counted, or measured, including the PB and the J, which he has every day (he is limited to 3 oz of meat a day..which he has at dinner..and can't have many other lunch choices either.)

Here's the rub: he gets 1 TBSP and 1 TSP of PB AND 1 TBSP and 1 TSP of jelly on each sandwich. Has to be measured and leveled out.

The %^&* PB is a pain in the butt to get off the measuring spoons....and I wash 8 sets of measuring spoons a day, on average, so that drives me nuts anyway.

So, finally, I decided to just take an hour or so a month, and make a month's worth of sandwiches and freeze them.... so I only wash four implements a month (TBSP, TSP, knife, and a spoon to get the jelly out...he doesn't use jelly actually just whole fruit preserves that comes in tiny expensive jars and is hard to get out near the bottom). Otherwise, I'd be washing 120 implements a month......all with the PB that does NOT want to wash out of the inside of measuring spoons. ( I also pre-prepare as much as possible of his other foods as well, like cooking and freezing rice in 1/2 cup portions, so I don't end up with a sink full of measuring cups in addition to the spoons...)

By the way, I put PB on each side of the bread, as others have mentioned, to keep the jelly from leaking through the bread.

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Which goes first? Peanut Butter or Jelly? [View all] Renew Deal Jul 2015 OP

If it's pb&j, then the pb. Jamaal510 Jul 2015 #1

I always mix the PB and honey together DawgHouse Jul 2015 #20

Here's my recipe DawgHouse Jul 2015 #2

mine too irisblue Jul 2015 #5

Mine is similar Major Nikon Jul 2015 #6

The pb acts as a barrier btwn the jelly and bread, preventing soggy bread NightWatcher Jul 2015 #10

^ yep cyberswede Jul 2015 #38

This. Demoiselle Jul 2015 #56

Hmmm, I may have to try your method! DawgHouse Jul 2015 #18

phew! finally somebody who understands the intricacies of proper pb&j preparation. magical thyme Jul 2015 #35

I am going with Jelly and here is why... yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #3

I use the butter knife for the peanut butter pokerfan Jul 2015 #4

This is one hundred percent correct! Laffy Kat Jul 2015 #12

As I said below, that means I will have yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #22

I think you might understand my irritations here: DebJ Jul 2015 #53

^ yes cyberswede Jul 2015 #39

Oh no. MicaelS Jul 2015 #17

I use a knife for the PB and a spoon for the jelly. DawgHouse Jul 2015 #19

That means I will have two yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #21

A plate? TexasTowelie Jul 2015 #51

Wish I could eat Nutella yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #54

That would be nice if you had knives yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #55

Correct answer! kcass1954 Jul 2015 #27

I do it that way, but I put pb on first, wipe knife on other slice, and then get the jelly. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #28

Spoon? SPOON? trof Jul 2015 #48

I always liked peanut butter spread on both slices of bread and jam on one slice of bread. Marthe48 Jul 2015 #7

Peanut butter davidpdx Jul 2015 #8

Well, the song starts with peanut butter.... progressoid Jul 2015 #9

Depends on what I have on hand. kentauros Jul 2015 #11

Bread-PB-J-PB-Bread. Iggo Jul 2015 #13

Question is too hard shenmue Jul 2015 #14

lol Renew Deal Jul 2015 #25

I don't make PB&J Joe Shlabotnik Jul 2015 #15

The eggs, yo! Chan790 Jul 2015 #16

Holy Crap! Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #29

I got to try this, thx irisblue Jul 2015 #32

My kid eats PB and syrup on his french toast, which sounds similar to this. cyberswede Jul 2015 #41

Not fond of either on my sandwiches but yuiyoshida makes a great point. chknltl Jul 2015 #23

This stuff has been around for a long time: Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #30

First, the bread. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2015 #24

Slather PB on one slice, wipe knife across other slice to seal it. Apply jelly to either. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #26

Put the jelly on bread first at your own risk. nt TeamPooka Jul 2015 #31

this has potential for a classic DU flame war Kali Jul 2015 #33

Funny idea Renew Deal Jul 2015 #37

Peanut Butter. No Jelly! hamsterjill Jul 2015 #34

Total purist. stage left Jul 2015 #36

I was a Peter Pan man all my life until OriginalGeek Jul 2015 #44

Thanks. stage left Jul 2015 #47

I tend to do peanut butter first, creating a barrier at the sides. Xyzse Jul 2015 #40

one on each piece of bread so doesn't matter Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #42

What about the potato chips?? Angry Dragon Jul 2015 #43

I will occasionally put Chee-tos on mine OriginalGeek Jul 2015 #45

Chex Mix ProfessorGAC Jul 2015 #46

Here's the ONLY Peanut Butter you should EVER use: trof Jul 2015 #49

The Goober solution Alkene Jul 2015 #50

Lol, you're absolutely right, but I still kind of liked it... Inkfreak Jul 2015 #52