Comments on: December 16, dinner prep

By: Ikutai

Ikutai — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:53:38 +0000

Clearly, anyone with a civilized mindset would realize that the Jam/Preserves requires the careful portion control of a spoon.

Heathens, with their double knife mixing. Ugh.

By: Chibi Jeebs

Chibi Jeebs — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:32:14 +0000

Don’t know how I missed this one the first time around.

We’re both knifers. How’s this for a head-scratcher, thought? My dear, darling, lovely other half demands a separate knife for the butter. HOWEVAH. He leaves half the loaf of bread in crumbs in the damned butter! *CHIBI SMASH*

Oh, I’m also like ZombiePirate’s wife in the giving him a knife even though he rarely uses it: it’s not that I’m intentionally being a wench, it’s just that that’s how you’re SUPPOSED to set the table. Hell, I twitch when he dumps the cutlery all willy-nilly on the plates instead of fork on the left and knife on the right.

Okay, I’m done being neurotic on your blog. For now.

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Temerity Jane » Blog Archive » The state of me being in this state. — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:41:56 +0000

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By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:00:14 +0000

I use a spoon for both, the order varies. I like to mix a bunch of pb and j up in a bowl and then put that on some bread. Leftover eaten with spoon. :D

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:53:44 +0000

Phil: Just say “yes dear, you are right” from now on. :)

By: Vronak

Vronak — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:57:03 +0000

When in doubt, ask the Matrix, whose answer, obviously, is “There is no spoon.”

By: JEC

JEC — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:20:44 +0000

I just use a knife, but I wipe it off on the inside edge of the PB or jelly jar. Nice flat knife blade against a sharp-edged container wall equals completely clean knife, ready to be dipped in your second PBJ component (I go PB to jelly, but it works in reverse). Using a spoon sounds wasteful. Squeeze jelly would make a nice compromise, but I can understand vetoing the idea.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:18:19 +0000

Phil –
I’ve got your back here. Spoon is clearly the superior tool for the job, for both PB and J. Better portion control, smooth back works perfectly for spreading… The only thing that the knife has over Mr. Spoon is the ability to cut the sandwich in half after making, if one so desires. Although Spoon could do the job in a pinch.

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:50:51 +0000

Hah! And I’m reminded of something that happened many, many years ago (sorry for the tangent, TJ).

After we became engaged, my wife-to-be picked out a silver pattern (Towle Old Master, for those of you scoring at home). I believe it was the Christmas before our June wedding that we received a piece of silver from her grandparents.

It was a spoon, but had an odd shape to it. Turns out it was a jelly spoon. I think we’ve used it for jellied cranberry sauce a few times.

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:47:47 +0000

Are we still talking jelly? You know, we did gain our independence from Britain over 225 years ago…that means we have the right to use REAL FRUIT PRESERVES on our PB sandwiches!

And of course, by that I mean American fruit: raspberries.