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Who invented the peanut butter and jelly sandwich?

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The Earl of Sandwich is credited with inventing the sandwich because he wanted to eat his meal with one hand during a 24-hour gambling event and instructed his servant to put his meat between two slices of bread. read more

The peanut butter and jelly sandwich is such a staple of American childhood these days that it seems like it’s been around, well, forever. In fact, it took a surprisingly long time after all the necessary ingredients were invented for someone to put them together, and several decades more before doing this became popular. read more

It was an instant hit and returning servicemen made peanut butter and jelly sales soar in the United States. Soldiers in World War II used to call peanut butter “monkey butter.” Food historians have not found any ads or other mentions of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before the 1940s. read more

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich made with white bread, two tablespoons each of peanut butter and strawberry jelly, provides 403 kcal, 18 g fat, 58 g carbs and 12 g protein which is 27% of the Recommended Daily Intake of fat and 22% of calories. read more

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