Can a peanut butter and jelly sandwich stay fresh if I take it with me outdoors? (microwave, sandwiches)
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Spread the peanut butter on both sides of the bread and put the jelly in between. Keeps the jelly from soaking into the bread. I've made many PB&J's that were packed in a backpack and eaten later with no ill effects. As a matter of fact the warm peanut butter makes it extra gooey! But I like the idea of freezing an extra water bottle to keep things on the cooler side.
Good points and never hurts to add a frozen drink.!
PBJ isn't perishable per se, but is prone to getting smashed beyond recognition if simply placed in a ziplock baggy. I would recommend getting a bento box to ensure the sandwich retains its intended quality when it comes to chow time. Leaf Light I think is the brand of bento I have purchased in varying sizes.
...Some parts of the country don't even carry Fluff. Couldn't find it out West.
This is the only one that most stores carry now.
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Originally Posted by Moonlady
Spread the peanut butter on both sides of the bread and put the jelly in between. Keeps the jelly from soaking into the bread. I've made many PB&J's that were packed in a backpack and eaten later with no ill effects. As a matter of fact the warm peanut butter makes it extra gooey!...
Nice one about PB on both sides.
Hmm...if the PB gets gooey from the warmth, I may have to place a Hershey's Bar in between the Fluffernutter and combine my dessert with my meal, since I love melted chocolate, and this would be a form of multi-tasking on the run, really. That's my story anyway and I'm sticking to it.
Try this 2/3 of a s'mores sandwich, just spread each one on it's separate slice (needs a little more PB):
I also like cream cheese and jelly sandwiches, don't know how long the CC will last.
Why not freeze at least one of your bottles of drinking water then pack it with your wrapped sandwiches/food in a large ziplock bag, then put that in a backpack etc.
As the ice melts, you'll have cold water to drink whilst keeping your food cold.
I once asked a woman who works in food safety for the CDC about jelly kept out at room temperature. She said no way; they use jelly to grow mold cultures...
Jelly isn't going to grow a big patch of mold in less than several days. We are talking keeping a sandwich unrefrigerated for a day here.
I have no problem with a tuna salad sandwich being out all day either as long as it is more or less at room temperature.
I once asked a woman who works in food safety for the CDC about jelly kept out at room temperature. She said no way; they use jelly to grow mold cultures...
There is a w. i. d. e. difference between the algae-sourced agar used in culture dishes to 'grow mold' and the jellies sold for spreading on bread. The agar is intentionally treated with a contaminant to 'grow mold' - people making a jelly sandwich at home are smearing fruit cooked with sugar and pectin onto a slice of bread.
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