Peanut Butter and Dried Beef Sandwich (1957) on Sandwiches of History⁣

[@ebrennan9076]

Now THIS is a sandwich my dog would love

[@Kfinnerty6853]

That's cos it's basically dog food.

[@co.1157]

​@@Kfinnerty6853high quality dog food

[@sweeeetteeeeth]

@@Kfinnerty6853 "it's like dog food......for humans!!!"

[@seattlefloyd]

Purina Batchelor Chow.

[@maxcastleman]

If i had a nickel for every time you said the mayonnaise disappeared and just left the richness I'd probaly have like 75 cents by now

[@Aranthappyrobot]

Nah, he’s definitely said it more than just 15 times. I’d be willing to be your approaching $3.00 by now.

[@salamiinferno]

Combine that with a bright pickley pop from capers and you’ve got a 401k going!

[@LauraMacMillan-el2kc]

😁

[@TonyMontanaOG]

He’s a predictable guy, he eats the same thing for lunch nearly everyday. I bet he drives the same routes loyally too.

[@dbone3356]

​@@salamiinfernoAnd "didn't say how much" We could start a drinking game.

[@jeffwanko380]

plus up with prepared horseradish! Trust me, pb and horseradish is a match made in heaven.

[@arnoldcohen1250]

I remember eating NYC public school lunches in the 1950s. It was the time of food surpluses so each meal had to pack a lot so as to pay the farmers. It seemed that every meal had a peanut butter sandwich and a half fresh orange, a waxed container (fold open crease type) of whole milk, some form of soup (in blue, yellow and pink melamine dishes)- including the notorious succotash soup-and a cookie or small cake like thing for desert. Chipped beef in a cream sauce was occasionally offered (I liked it).

[@JohnMHatch]

You know what would be really good is using a Thai peanut sauce instead of regular peanut butter. That would be a banger

[@JustJessee]

I am a notoriously picky eater. I watched a burger vid earlier this year that featured a Goober Burger? Basically a bacon cheeseburger with peanut butter. I was visually disgusted by this. These were foods that I love separately, but together should be an abomination. For who knows what reason, it stuck in my head so bad that I had to try it to see just how terrible it looked. Yeah, you can guess the result: Bacon cheeseburgers with peanut butter are DELICIOUS. I was floored. But it makes total sense why this particular sandwich works. You should definitely put a glob of PB on the next burger you have, you'll be surprised how well it works with that beef profile.

[@davidparker3346]

this actually sounds good. when I was a kid (1960's) my mom made sandwiches of dried beef for my school lunch. also used it for making creamed chipped beef on toast still like that.

[@Isaac.Eiland-Hall]

The infamous S.O.S. :)

[@noheroespublishing1907]

You won't believe me, but a cream cheese spread, with minced cranberries, and a small amount of minced jalapenos, over toast is great.

[@richlewis4594]

When I was a kid, my Dad's favorite sandwich was dried beef, hoop cheese, sliced sweet gherkin pickles with mustard on toasted white bread. Pretty good sandwich. High blood pressure did eventually enter his picture, though.

[@markmiko5312]

Peanut butter and beef go surprisingly well together. Every once in a while I'll make a burger and slather the top bun with crunchy pb. It's surprisingly delicious!

[@shlf2615]

I've heard of (but not tried yet) peanut butter mixed into ground beef to make hamburgers. So I figured it might be a good sandwich. Glad it was! Now I have to try that burger.

[@pamscott232]

I just found myself shaking my head noooo as you listed the ingredients. It was instinctual 😅

[@frankmacleod2565]

this channel will never cease to amaze me

[@MRCNC1967]

Sir, that was a success! We had a Hormel Dried Beef jar in the pantry (Best Buy 03/31/24, no less!). The sandwich was easy and delicious, thank you!

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Excellent!

[@MRCNC1967]

@@SandwichesofHistory Thank you! My Father-In-Law would have loved it, RIP. He was very fond of SOS (Dried Beef s#@t on a shingle)

[@alastairwoolley]

You certainly went to town on the BBQ sauce. I can't believe after the plus up you could taste anything else :)

[@SandwichesofHistory]

I could taste things just fine, thanks

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

Mayonnaise is officially the ninja of ingredients I'm learning, it's so good at just vanishing paired with more flavorful ingredients

[@rlbarney2]

Interesting. My father's favorite sandwich was Summer Sausage and Peanut butter. I wonder if this was the inspiration for his sandwich? Given the time, he would have been 13 when the "cookbook" was published. He never plussed it up, so must have loved just summer sausage and peanut butter. 😄

[@TrevorTrove]

1957 is relatively recent for an absolutely insane combination

[@1GrilledFoot]

If you want to find some truly insane combinations, Google "50s savory jello recipes" and prepare to be horrified.

[@VladamireD]

If I'd had to guess, I'd say this was a recipe from WWII when rationing was going on and they just copied it over when they updated the pamphlet.

[@O-sa-car]

you must have not seen the horrors of 1950's-1970's cookbooks

[@BenHughes81]

Before I watched your video, the title made me immediately think of something along the lines of Thai peanut sauce.

[@ChivoChun]

I am really enjoying your channel. Thank you from Seattle WA

[@spinni81]

I'm not surprised this works because peanut butter is awesome on a burger. George Motz made it once on his show, it's a local thing somewhere.

[@Birdland808]

If you wanna plus up a peanut butter burger... add cumin.

[@estherkeim-x1q]

While i like all of those ingredients by themselves, I still feel a little sympathy for the school children of 1957

[@Isaac.Eiland-Hall]

I feel a lot of sympathy for people in the 1950s eating just about any of the recipes they come up with that decade. LOL

[@uberhorsey]

Those 50's kids were doing so many pushups and pullups in gym class, they needed all the protein they could get! 💪🏋️‍♀️😅

[@redbeard36]

You can usually get dried beef in an Italian market. Or dry out deli slices for a day or two in the fridge

[@SandmanFightingSys]

I’ve made something similar before , when camping once I cut up some beef jerky into more manageable pieces and lathered two pieces of bread with peanut butter and added the beef jerky pieces. To me it worked well. I’ve also made a peanut butter and ham sandwich using grocery store deli slices of ham ( I used Great Value brand mostly because it’s cheaper or was at the time. ) it too worked in my opinion.

[@bubzthetroll]

This makes me think of a PB&J burger which is surprisingly a better combination than it sounds.

[@cyrollan]

Peanut butter is a miracle ingredient on a bacon cheeseburger

[@jackschmidt6157]

I've seen old guys eat peanut butter hamburgers

[@cyrollan]

They're delicious at any age! Add bacon, melted cheddar cheese, and bread and butter pickles. Game changing.

[@suneyeintuition4315]

What was standard peanut butter in 1957, I wonder? The sugary kind of Jif or Skippy they sell now? Or was it unsweetened and natural back then? I would guess the former. Now, if this were from a 1912 cookbook or something, I might strongly assume they intended natural PB.

[@actionsub]

It is intriguing. Now to go out and get some dried beef. Might leave the mustard out, though.

[@frankmacleod2565]

looks way better than that olive and raisin crap

[@gseivert]

Very low bar.

[@pl7868]

Thx for the video , this one falls under glad you tried it first and i didn't have to talk the wife into taking a bite , pretty hard to duck a flying sandwich filled with goo thrown by a grossed out wife with a good arm really 🙂

[@bor3549]

One of my favorite sandwiches is a variation of this! Peanut butter, unwashed dried beef and extra dark bittersweet chocolate, on wheat.

[@macsarcule]

Fascinating. Bbq… I dunno. I’d have gone sriracha 😃✨ Great video! ✌️😌✨

[@mirojone]

Cool to be first! Really hoping it is good! Interesting to see beef and peanut butter used together in the 50s. Elvis vibes if you through some banana on!

[@mattm3729]

Good evening waiter, the lady will take a dried beef and peanut butter sandwich. One chicken and egg for me.

[@wailnshred]

Which came first?

[@lelandgaunt9985]

That dried beef is expensive.

[@GTIFabric]

@@lelandgaunt9985 It is ridiculously expensive and should be cheap. I haven't made SOS in several years.

[@Aranthappyrobot]

I would’ve guessed pickles for the plus up. But then again I haven’t tried the thing so who knows maybe bbq sauce would’ve been my first guess as well.

[@kenarceneaux5911]

I've been known to make a sandwich with leftover taco meat and peanut butter. I'm sure this is delicious especially with the BBQ sauce.

[@chrishenson3169]

Had a friend who grew up on something like this. The sauce was minus mayo and mustard and subbed Miracle Whip with lettuce and tomato. I despise Miracle Whip. That was 30+ years ago and I buy that crap, in the small jars, just because I want one of those more often than I'll admit.

[@bmolitor615]

hmmm, that sounds yummy to me!! and my plus up today is gonna be... roasted red pepper strips, cilantro, and toban jian! pretty and delicious! ... and Barry went for... BBQ sauce, yep I TOTALLY get that, yes!

[@slimwilson]

When you’re poor, but still have to hit your macros

[@rev.leonidasw.smiley6300]

Sounds good to me; bacon and peanut butter is classic sandwich.

[@grokashrimp]

Thank you

[@drewfromyay882]

Odd combination but hey if it works.

[@josephpatterson985]

My granddad once described eating a sandwich that, to my recollection, could've been almost this, except he probably did not bathe the dried beef, and he said it tasted just like country ham.

[@bertabear74]

My dog heard “peanut butter” and it was all over after that.

[@GhostManBrandonDDpre]

I can see it... but I'm not sure I would try it.

[@TonyMontanaOG]

I hear peanut butter and spaghetti marinara are good too.

[@SeattleSoulFan]

If they'd ever served that at my grade school, I'd remember it.

[@williamharris8367]

Pardon my ignorance, but how does dried beef differ from beef jerky? I have never seen dried beef in stores (not that I have actively searched for it), but beef jerky is readily available.

[@saraschneider6781]

Could have used cowboy candy too.

[@lillly1188]

How do you never get bored of eating a sandwich every single day?

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Well, it's usually only a half sandwich, it changes every day, and I do eat other things so it's never really an issue.

[@davemanone3661]

I live in Maine and grew up in Danbury CT, I never saw dried beef in a deli. It's probably something you would find in a city with a big Jewish population. If Mrs. Wolowitz was still alive, she would know! 😂

[@clarissajones7699]

I mean, peanut butter and bacon works so why not dried beef? (Disclaimer: am midwestern)

[@GeorgeBobeck]

A number of people have mentioned using Thai peanut sauce instead of regular peanut butter. In that case, plus it up with some fresh jalapeno slices.

[@LauraMacMillan-el2kc]

I thought it would be good! We like peanut butter and bacon; how different could it be? Uhh ... quite different, apparently lol

[@laurarodgers7450]

I came here thinking it would be more like a peanut butter pork floss sandwich but it is very much not. Interesting!

[@bettylim8869]

So Barry how many sandwiches did the original recipe make? 100? 200? Or more? Class sizes were much smaller back in the 50s.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Didn't give how many it made but here's the measurements. My assumption that it was for a school, not just a class. 2 lbs. 2 oz. dried beef 5 lbs. 12 oz. peanut butter 1 lb. 14 oz. mayonnaise 3 oz. prepared mustard

[@bettylim8869]

Costco size recipe! Barry you must be a math wizard to be able to scale these down to 1 sandwich.

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

Sub bacon for the beef and serve on toasted wheat bread with a slice of tomato.

[@Nuttyirishman85]

I save a few slices of bacon in the morning, for peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. A drizzle of honey pluses it up.

[@Kfinnerty6853]

And you still haven't featured my Sausage, Peanut Butter, Marmite and Red Sauce sandwich on white bread which was invented in Cheshire, the capital of England, in 1995 and is British royal family approved for consumption by commoners.

[@derekbroestler7687]

The protein per serving has got to be insane, for a small sandwich .

[@SteinerHaus]

This sounded unpleasant at first. Can't say much for dried beef other than you "could" use it for SOS. Hickory smoked BBQ sauce is one of those things that is a gift from above.

[@Kfinnerty6853]

Both the sandwich and plussed-up version look pretty diabolical to be fair. You gave it a 7, its a 2 from me.

[@jasonsgroovemachine]

Unbuttered bread!? What is this, 1957?!

[@kalron27]

GRILL THAT!!!!

[@mikerulesart]

I thought that baby was going right in the trash

[@pavelow235]

You forgot to butter the bread.

[@jaygambit]

🫡

[@it_buddy]

Huh. No Fs on the recipe card. Because it's a bad grade?

[@ddewittfulton]

That did NOT sound promising! Your brother-channel "Does it Peanut Butter" might have passed this by. I suspect this was concocted as a "most bang for the buck" protein bomb that the US Ag commish got sent as a way to use up surplus beef and the endless supply of peanut butter this country did and can still produce unto the end of time. (Not complaining! I probably have PB six times a week!). I of course would plus up in the heat direction... Tabasco perhaps. But then again. I as a vegetarian I am unlikely to sub out the dried beef for... I guess Tofurky slices that have dried out?

[@beanieduchet2928]

Can't imagine a better plus up, but still eeuuww

[@mercster]

WEIRD.

[@riedlj1]

I wonder if you use sugar free/ all natural peanut butter when you make these sandwiches? Back in the 1950s peanut butter would have had only peanuts and salt ans the ingredients. It makes a big difference in terms of the salt/sweet flavor/

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Anything pre-1955 I use all natural (e.g. nothing but peanuts). Post-1955 I use the sweetened shelf stable stuff unless the recipe instructs otherwise.

[@DeborahMaufer]

Peanut butter, mustard, and mayonnaise......? 🤢

[@LVVMCMLV]

Oh man, what a waste… Use that "meat broth" to make a soup by adding a can of beans and some cooked rice.

[@joewiniecki3282]

That would’ve been a mush pile of rice and beans… I don’t think you realize how small of an amount of liquid that was

[@jezg]

Baby you got yourself a stew going

[@DeborahMaufer]

I think you mean "salt broth" 😄

[@plaidmoon5642]

After looking at the recipe list, please for the love of God, don't make Oven-Fried Liver or Fish Flake Shortcake. Tuna Wiggle and Baked Sauerkraut are rather disturbing as well.

[@RealFarknMcCoy]

This is abuse of BBQ sauce.

[@randydarklight]

It is not a creative "upgrade" of a traditional Sandwhich if you simply pour two tablespoons of BBQ sauce over it. By enhancing I don't mean using ready-mixed industrial sauces.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

OK, I'll refund your money

[@randydarklight]

@@SandwichesofHistory Why do you have such problems with criticism of your “upgrades”? You have created a yt channel and you are showing historical Sandwhichs. That's wonderful. Then you show how to pimp them. Sometimes it's non-creative and you act offended. That's childish. Why don't you make your videos longer and show how to create a brilliant BBQ sauce, e.g., instead of cutting it down to a max. of 2 minutes? You can't handle criticism at all. Stupid comments as feedback, you can do that. Don´t be that guy!

[@TheSaw410]

​@randydarklight you have the problem, you do realize that right?

[@McFlingleson]

That sounds unbelievably awful.

[@davea136]

Love ya Barry, but take your sorry butt out to Ditmer's Gourmet Meats and Wursthaus and get their bresaola, air-dried salted beef, when the recipe needs it. It is much closer to the real thing than what you are using, which is disgusting. Bleh! Also, please no more peanut butter recipes for a while, okay?

[@DeborahMaufer]

That would be a waste of good bresaola!

[@SandwichesofHistory]

I dig both breseola and Ditmers but I am reasonably sure recipes written to feed an entire school weren't getting schmany version of dried beef. As for the peanut butter, can't stop won't stop (but not doing a bunch in a row?)