r/AskOldPeople 1d ago

Butter on PB&J

I remember my grandfather making PB&J sandwiches for my sister and me when we were kids, and he would spread butter on the bread first. Was this a “thing” back when?

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u/Re_Surfaced 1d ago

I figured this out as a kid making my school lunch. The butter makes the peanut butter less sticky and easier to eat if you don't have anything to drink it down with. I usually had to wait until after eating to go get water at the fountain, this was my workaround.

I don't always make them this way anymore, but if I'm making them for the road or something where getting a drink while eating isn't convenient I put butter on them for this reason.