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I'm going to make the acceptable answers broad so jam, preserves, etc are all acceptable. I'm a fig jam or apple butter man myself.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (7 children)

My man, raspberry jam is where it"s at. Perfect sweet/tart to PB ratio. No other spread has beaten it yet.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

B-B-But, where are the toothpicks?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Yes.

The poor quality joke aside, it varies.

My favorites are apple, grape, and plum, in that order.

Strawberry, that's something I have to be in the right mood for because I'm very picky about strawberries in general, and none of the major brands get strawberry jellies/jams/preserves right for my preferences.

I actively dislike most berries with peanut butter, regardless of how they're preserved. So blueberry, blackberry, and the like just aren't an option. I'd have them by themselves on a nice biscuit, some toast, or whatever. The flavors just don't mesh with PB well, imo.

I've never had a marmalade that went well with PB at all. My dad loves orange marmalade with his though.

I've had guava , mango, and (iirc) papaya jams/preserves, and tried them on a PB&J. I didn't dislike the flavor mixes, but I wouldn't buy them with that in mind because I didn't particularly enjoy it either. Kinda meh, imo.

I've never tried a pb&j with pepper, tomato, or bacon jelly. I'm not against trying them, I would do so, though not as a whole sandwich since I suspect I would actively dislike those with PB. But I'd put some on a corner of bread with some PB and try it before I formed a final opinion for my own use.

Now, there is another jelly I've tried with the pb&j. But it's absurdly expensive to get where I live, and I have to special order it. So I wouldn't make a PB&J with it again, since I very much love it in other formats. Prickly Pear. The stuff is amazing. The syrup is balls out on anything you'd use syrup on, and the jelly is the same flavor, just jellied. It's a very distinct amd delightful taste. And it went well with PB. But the expense is such that I would reserve it for uses where it's the star, rather than part of an ensemble.

And, yes, I'm aware I'm a wee bit over enthusiastic about a PB&J. They're on my list of "perfect" sandwiches. The fact that they're a highly variable sandwich group rather than a more limited thing is part of why the format is on the list alongside very defined sandwiches like reubens, but even if you limited the PB&J to a single jelly type, PB type, and limited the bread options, it would still be on the list.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

This guy OCDs about PBJs.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't use jelly, because as an Australian, jelly means something very different to me. Jelly on a sandwich is... just no...

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do you guys even eat peanut butter sandwiches?

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely! And some of us are weird enough to eat them with jam! But no one eats them with jelly

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My mom's homemade strawberry jam

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Blackberry jam is my go-to

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Traffic Jam.

It's got a bunch of different berries and rhubarb sometimes. Slovacacek's on I35 outside Waco makes the best.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have never heard of it before, but I'm going to make consuming some a new life goal.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

If I could only get past choking-the-bishop....

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Elderberry jam. It's like a sour grape, kinda winey. Delicious!

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Strawberry preserves here!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't love strawberry jam, but on pb&j it's the best.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Anything but grape. Apricot is a favorite.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Raspberry jam

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