How to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich(Process Analysis)

                                                                                                             Joanna Pak 

                                                                                                            ESL 101

                                                                                               18 February 2015

                                                                                                    Prof. Tami Barker

How to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

             Nowadays everybody prefers the food which can be made easily and fast.  In the 1920s, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were made by the American military.  The military needed good and food which was easy to make; food during long stays in the country when practicing for war.  Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches became popular with young children in the 1950s.  Now, many people enjoy them, especially when they are busy or do not want to cook.  All a person needs one is bread, honey, peanut butter, and jelly.  The only tools needed are some napkins, plates, and knives.  If you follow three easy steps, you can enjoy a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

             First, open a peanut butter jar and spread the peanut butter with a knife on one side of each of the two slices of sandwich bread.  There are two types of peanut butter which are creamy and crunch.  I recommend the creamy peanut butter because if you use the crunch peanut butter on your sandwich bread, it might tear the bread.  Besides, the crunch peanut butter is not softer than the creamy peanut butter, so it may be hard to spread.  Peanut butter is a food paste made primarily from ground, dry, roasted peanuts and is popular in North America, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Australia and parts of Asia.  It is mainly used as a sandwich spread.  Peanut butter has a nutty peanut smell and soft texture, and it looks like soft clay.

Next, squeeze jelly from the plastic bottle on top of the peanut butter on one of the pieces of bread.  If you put too much jelly in the middle, it might spill out the sides of the sandwich and make a mess.   Originally, jelly has a different name which is jam.  Jelly is what Americans call jam.  The jelly is made of fruits and sugar or honey.  The most popular jelly is strawberry and grape jelly in the U.S.A.  Many varieties of jelly are made globally, for example, raspberry, orange, and apple.  They have different colors and smells, depending on what fruit is used.  When you touch the jelly, it is sticky and smooth.

             Lastly, put honey in the middle of one piece of bread.  Honey is made by bees, and bees extract the honey from the flowers.  Honey is one of the sweetest food.  It feels like sticky water, and the color is usually a transparent yellow or a transparent brown.  Honey has a long history in human consumption, and is used in various food and beverages as a sweetener and flavoring.  It has also been used in various medicinal traditions and as a cosmetic.

After putting peanut butter, jelly, and honey on one sandwich bread, cover it over with the other sandwich bread which has just peanut butter.  I remember when I came to the U.S.A. for the first time, I was walking on the street, and two young college students sang a song “Peanut Butter Jelly Time.”  It was so funny and asked someone how popular the peanut butter jelly sandwich in the U.S.A. is.  And I was told it was very popular.  Today, my family and I eat peanut butter jelly sandwiches very often.  The reasons are it does not take long time to make, it is easy to prepare and very cheap.  Maybe many Americans like to eat the Peanut butter and jelly sandwich because of these reasons.