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Why all the butter?
By Yessie | July 30, 2008
When I make a cold-meat sandwich, it usually consists of mayonnaise and/or mustard, not butter. But everyone that I know here puts butter AND mayo! That’s just weird.
What really got me going was when my mother-in-law offered to make me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (I got some Smucker’s grape jelly from USAfoods, yay!). When I bit into the sandwich, not only was there peanut butter and jelly but also a thick layer of butter! What a way to ruin a peanut butter and jelly sandwich!
Is this a cultural thing or just the weird people that I know??
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August 2nd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
I went to someone’s house for a playdate and she made ham, cheese and butter sandwiches– I just watched in complete shock.
August 6th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Have you discovered Fairy Bread yet? We went to a luncheon at someone’s house, and they passed out a platter of Fairy Bread to the kids. It is white bread (no crusts), spread with butter (naturally), and then a layer of sprinkles (or “hundreds and thousands,” as they say here). My kids thought it was the best thing since, well, sliced bread. Apparently, it’s a childhood staple as far as treats go. Who knew?
August 6th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Personally, I think it’s to do with the type of bread here. I’ve noticed that it’s not quite as “squishy” as the stuff I remember in the States… the crusts are crustier and the innards are thicker. I remember my grandparents buttering all the bread, too, because apparently bread “back in the day” was the same way. Anyway, butter seems to be an improvement.
August 7th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Yea I’ve seen Fairy Bread! For my son’s birthday, my MIL was insistent on making Fairy Bread although I didn’t see the need since we didn’t have many kids and my son isn’t fond of sweets. Apparently it’s such a staple to children’s birthday parties.
Tors, oh man and I thought I was the only one who noticed a difference. MJ said I was just picking on everything Australian but see there is a difference between Aussie and American breads! Plus there are different types of sliced bread here as well such as sliced bread for toast or sliced bread for sandwich! Weird!