A Peanut Butter and Jelly Nation

Here is a little taste (pardon the pun) of my paper on PB & J :) Hope you all enjoy...

A Peanut Butter and Jelly Nation

By: Laura A. Rood

I can’t imagine that there is any sandwich on this planet that is as widely recognized and fondly remembered as the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What adult cannot think back to their childhood and remember sitting down at lunchtime opening their lunch pail or brown bag to find a juice box, celery sticks, and a perfectly constructed peanut butter and jelly sandwich made with love by mom. The peanut butter and jelly sandwich was and still is a staple in most American diets. It is inexpensive and easy to make, you can take it anywhere and it will not spoil, it is perfect for any situation from a picnic in the park to a snack after a ball game, and it can be made in so many different ways. It is because of all of this that I would conclude that the peanut butter and jelly sandwich is today and forever will be the best sandwich ever in the United States of America.

There are so many ways to enjoy a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. In New York City there is a restaurant called Peanut Butter & Co. Shop, it is dedicated to making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in a variety of ways. One way is called The Fluffernutter® which on top of freshly ground peanut butter and jelly has a heaping serving of Marshmallow Fluff®. Another seemingly delicious sandwich on this untraditional menu is the Dark Chocolate Dreams™ Sandwich which has chocolate peanut butter and cherry jam, and is stuffed with shredded coconut. The menu goes on to list another 10 unique peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. These may not be mom’s recipe but the fact that this restaurant is thriving and able to make a living off of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich shows just how much love Americans have for this sandwich.