Red Velvet Wisdom

How many ways can you make a peanut butter sandwich?  Well, I discovered there are a lot of different ways when I first got married and my expert cooking skills were in the infancy stage.  My husband and I can’t even agree on how to make the Elvis classic of peanut butter and banana.  His way is wrong of course, but he’s from Texas so I had to learn to overlook a lot of idiosyncrasies early on.

This week we thought it would be fun to show the various ways to make a peanut butter sandwich since school lunches are on the horizon.  Some may not travel well in school lunches but are a great after school snack or breakfast.

• The first one is one our dad makes. We all had it has a baby and are thankful none of us were allergic to nuts. Dad always mixed peanut butter and Johnny Fair syrup until it was smooth.  This makes a great sandwich or spread for toast or biscuits.    
• An alternative to this is mixing with honey.  I’m not sure which one I like better but I do like this on biscuits.
• Joy’s favorite is to mix crunchy peanut butter with grape jelly and spread it on wheat bread.
• My husband’s favorite is peanut butter and raisin.  He likes the peanut butter spread on the bread and raisin arranged across it so that there are equal amounts of each.
• This is my variation on a peanut butter and banana. You mash the banana and add peanut butter, like with the syrup.  Then spread it on the bread.  Although more work, it evenly distributes the peanut butter/banana combination.
• Mom takes this one step further and dips this sandwich in an egg and milk mixture. She then fries it on a hot buttered griddle as if she was making french toast.   (totally a tribute to Elvis on mother’s part)
• My husband’s version is to cut the bananas and lay across the peanut butter on bread.  Simple enough.
• I like to do this with an apple.  Slice it very thin and lay it on top of the peanut butter.
• Last but not least is our very favorite way to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You make the sandwich as you would and then butter it like would a grilled cheese on the outside.  Then we brown it on a griddle and enjoy. 

So, how many ways are there to make a peanut butter sandwich?

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