Historically, which came first: The peanutbutter on the sandwhich or the jelly on the sandwhich?

Answer 1

you know...........


I've never thought aboput that before.
That is a really good question, I do not know, but want to find out.

Answer 2

Who knows for sure. It is another of those details lost in antiquity. Who was the first person to dip their slab of bread into the pot and smear the contents on the bread? And who was the first to grind peanuts into a spreadable consistency and slaver it across a slice of bread?
The peanut started out its life in Brazil. At least that is where the Europeans first ran across it. Like many other foods which were first "discovered" in the Americas, the peanut made its way to Europe and Africa then back to U S of A. Among the numerous accompishments of George Washington Carver was the introduction of peanut butter. You can check the dates (and the life of Carver while you are at it) when peanut butter was first used in U S of A. My guess would be early 20th century. I have never heard or read if other areas of the world, including Brazil, which ever made peanut butter prior to this date,

Jelly, in it's current sense, has been around a lot longer and predates peanut butter in the English language by more than two centuries. Originally, jelly came from the Latin word "gelu" which the French took as "gelee." The English took the word and respelled it "gely" then being transformed eventually into jelly.
For most of it's life, jelly. gely, gelee and gelu referred to the geletinous substance derived from rendering animal fat. The sweet fruit preparation which has that same wiggle-waggle texture as rendered animal fat was also called jelly. Eventually jelly became identified with the sweet fruit preserves and the animal fat product got stuck with gelatine.

Next, we have to answer the other part of your question regarding sandwitch. Another word of English origin , it first appeared in 1762 - well after the introduction of jelly and as far as can be determind, 150 years before peanut butter.

To answer your question, I put my money on jelly sandwitch being older than peanut butter sandwich.

Please don't ask which makes the best sandwitch, - peanut butter, jelly, or peanut butter and jelly. Just enjoy it any way you like.

Answer 3

This is a guess but I would say jelly. People have been making jellies and jams from time immemorial but George Washington Carver put "peanut butter" on the map in the early 1900's.

Answer 4

NONE....... it was a meat . historically it was created by a man named : Earl of Sandwich ". who was playing cards with his rich friends, in his castle. he was a hard core player. he was hungry but didn't want to leave the table. he sent his servant to the kitchen with instruction to get two pieces of bread and put some meat in it. and be holed the sandwich was born, with the name of the creator. had never been done before.
check on this its for real !!!

Answer 5

my daughter made a double decker the day earlier at present....positioned peanut butter on one slice of bread and jam on the different, positioned those 2 together then positioned extra jam on that comparable piece of bread on the exterior, next positioned peanut butter on a third slice of bread and positioned it on the wedged bread....there ya bypass a double decker PB&J!

Answer 6

peanutbutter

Answer 7

Jelly,OF COURSE!!!!!!!!!!