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Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwich

When Charlotte the Great was younger, much younger, she worked in a Soda Shop at the back of a drug store. Here she served her community. One day, a young soldier came to her counter and requested she make him a peanut butter and pickle sandwich.

She commented on how unappealing that sounded.

His response was, “Don’t knock it unless you’ve tried it.”

peanut butter and pickle sandwich

She made the young soldier his request and later, made herself one to try.

peanut butter and pickles

To her surprise, the combination of salty, sour and sweet tantalized her taste buds.

peanut butter and pickle sandwich

As a young woman, my grandmother, Charlotte the Great, offered me this sandwich. My initial response was the same as hers. “Eww!” In the end, it quickly became my favorite snack.

Each of my children has thought this concoction would be disgusting, but now, it’s the MOST requested sandwich at our house for lunch. We prefer ours with Nalley Valley’s Garlic and Dill Surfboard pickles. They crunch like no other pickle.

It’s funny how many people upon hearing we love peanut butter and pickle sandwiches, have the same reaction as my grandmother…now we quote the soldier and it turns out, it’s liked by so many!!

We just had peanut butter and pickles for lunch and encourage you to try this sandwich and let us know your thoughts!

About Julee: Julee Morrison is an experienced author with 35 years of expertise in parenting and recipes. She is the author of four cookbooks: The Instant Pot College Cookbook, The How-To Cookbook for Teens, The Complete Cookbook for Teens, and The Complete College Cookbook. Julee is passionate about baking, crystals, reading, and family. Her writing has appeared in The LA Times (Bon Jovi Obsession Goes Global), Disney's Family Fun Magazine (August 2010, July 2009, September 2008), and My Family Gave Up Television (page 92, Disney Family Fun August 2010). Her great ideas have been featured in Disney's Family Fun (Page 80, September 2008) and the Write for Charity book From the Heart (May 2010). Julee's work has also been published in Weight Watchers Magazine, All You Magazine (Jan. 2011, February 2011, June 2013), Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine (Oct. 2011), Red River Family Magazine (Jan. 2011), BonAppetit.com, and more. Notably, her article "My Toddler Stood on Elvis' Grave and Scaled Over Boulders to Get to a Dinosaur" made AP News, and "The Sly Way I Cured My Child's Lying Habit" was featured on PopSugar. When she's not writing, Julee enjoys spending time with her family and exploring new baking recipes.
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