Tuesday, May 15, 2007
'Peanut butter, pickle and mayonnaise sandwiches,' Part II
The Cult of the Peanut Butter, Pickle and Mayonnaise Sandwich may be larger than we thought. From a reader:
As I emailed back, I use both, but mostly "sher bit." Certainly not "sher bay," BTW. ... From another reader:
Update -- The second reader, Jon, writes back in response to a theory that all red-blooded Americans who like bacon and peanut butter sandwiches also like creamed chipped beef:
The Cult of the Peanut Butter, Pickle and Mayonnaise Sandwich may be larger than we thought. From a reader:
My dad calls the Peanut Butter, Mayo (yes, miracle whip is prefered), and pickle sandwich a "Glop" sandwich. inherited from his father...but they often use the variation that involves velveta "cheese" and relish to substitute the pickle. ... and, a side note, when you say "Sherbet" do you pronounce it "sher bert" or "sher bit"?
As I emailed back, I use both, but mostly "sher bit." Certainly not "sher bay," BTW. ... From another reader:
PB and bacon. On toast. Delicious. One of the ultimate bachelor foods.
I feel compelled to pass along a concoction (there is no other word for it) that a former housemate passed along to me: chocolate chip ice cream, apple sauce and beer. Yes....beer. Not more than a bit of a dribble, and preferably Stroh's. And I would not have believed it if I hadn't tried it.
Update -- The second reader, Jon, writes back in response to a theory that all red-blooded Americans who like bacon and peanut butter sandwiches also like creamed chipped beef:
Chip beef on toast with hard boiled egg...of course.
And for the record - while I did try the ice cream/beer thing, it did not tickle my culinary senses.
