In Class Quote Sandwich

When we think of easily assembled childhood delicacies, one of the things that come to mind is peanut butter and jelly sandwich as it was the perfect blend between two contrasting sweetness. According to the author, “The relationship between children and peanut butter was cemented in the late 1920s, when Gustav Papendick invented a process for slicing and wrapping bread. Sliced bread meant that children could make sandwiches themselves without slicing the bread with a potentially dangerous knife.” In addition to the sandwich being easy to make, the invention of sliced bread made it safe for kids who wanted a quick snack without their parent’s help and for parents who wanted to give their kids room to grow and do things for themselves. The easy and safe assembly of peanut butter and jelly sandwich made it one of the top children’s meals during the Depression.