Peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich

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A peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich

A peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich, sometimes referred to as an Elvis sandwich or the Elvis, consists of toasted bread slices with peanut butter, sliced banana, and fried bacon. Honey is sometimes included. The sandwich is frequently cooked in a pan or on a griddle.

The recipe for the sandwich has been published in numerous cookbooks and newspaper stories.[1][2] It is sold commercially in restaurants that specialize in peanut butter sandwiches, such as P.B. Loco and Peanut Butter & Co.

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[edit] The sandwich and Elvis Presley

The peanut butter and banana sandwich with bacon has been referred as a favorite of Elvis Presley,[3][4] who was renowned for his food cravings such as the Fool's Gold Loaf, a loaf of Italian bread filled with a pound of bacon, peanut butter, and grape jelly.[5] Books on Elvis Presley's favorite foods and culinary tastes, as well as other published reports on his taste for peanut butter and banana sandwiches with or without bacon, have made the sandwich widely associated with Presley. It is often referred to using his name.[6][7][8]

Presley's fondness for peanut butter and banana sandwiches is well established, but bacon is not mentioned in all accounts.[9] A book about Presley and his mother, Gladys Presley, though, says he had "sandwich after sandwich of his favorite--peanut butter sliced bananas and crisp bacon". Another passage describes him talking "feverishly until dawn" while "wolfing" down the sandwiches (described in this instance as being made with mashed banana).[10]

A news report suggests that, based on renditions of sandwiches named after him, Presley ate his peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwiches with caramelized bananas and crispy bacon on grilled Hawaiian bread.[3] The Good, the Bad, and the Yummy states that "Elvis might have been horribly misguided about drugs and sequins, but he got one thing right--peanut butter and banana sandwiches.[11] It suggests using half a banana and a piece of bacon per sandwich, browning the sandwiches in a frying pan with butter, cutting the sandwiches into wedges, and piling them high.[11]

Presley's peanut butter and banana sandwiches are reported to have been prepared by his cook or his mother, and were pan fried in butter or bacon fat.[citation needed] A book on New York City "uncovered" notes that "wherever he is, Elvis is smiling down" on the little Peanut Butter & Co. shop in Greenwich Village, an eatery it refers to as the Grand Central Terminal of the peanut world.[6] The book recommends the store's version of the peanut butter, bacon, and banana sandwich which it describes as: an artery clogging sandwich truly fit for a king.[6] The eatery's sandwich was also included on the Food Network Television show Sara's Secrets which includes a recipe for a fried peanut butter, banana, honey, and bacon sandwich called "The Elvis" from the shop.[7]

[edit] Popularity among other celebrities

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that he would select a peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich as his "last meal," using toasted Wonder Bread, melted Skippy Super Chunky, banana slices, and bacon.[12] The subject came up when Bloomberg was discussing Philadelphia cheesesteak with Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell.[12]

Singer songwriter Lisa Loeb considers herself a "vegequarian", i.e. a vegetarian who eats fish, and sometimes a bit of bacon. She shared a fluffernutter and "a concoction of peanut butter, banana, honey and bacon" called "an Elvis" on a date with the man she married, Roey Hershkovitz.[13]

[edit] Variants

A variant on the peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwich is the peanut butter banana club sandwich, which combines the sandwich with a club sandwich by adding lettuce, brown sugar and lemon juice.[1] Another version of the sandwich is sold under the name The Memphis at the "all peanut butter sandwich" restaurant P.B. Loco, which has honey and substitutes bacon bits for the strips of bacon.[14]

A Toll House cookbook from 1977 recommends mixing crumbled bacon in peanut butter to make the spread for a sandwich, and two recipes later include a recipe for peanut butter and banana.[15]

The sandwich is also included as a decadent option for a sandwich in a cooking for dogs cookbook. Alternative fillings suggested include sweet potato, carrots, pumpkin, and apples.[16] Soups & Sandwiches by Jean Paré suggests includes peanut butter and banana, and peanut butter and bacon (with jelly as an optional addition) but does not mention the combined sandwich.[17]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Peanut Butter Sandwich Takes on a New Zest". St. Petersburg Independent. September 7, 1983. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ewIMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jFkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6986,1490855&dq=peanut+butter+banana+bacon+sandwich. Retrieved on 2009-05-11. 
  2. ^ "Remember, Mom, Lunch is Important". St. Petersburg Times. November 9, 1972. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QjEMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I2ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7026,3083332&dq=bacon+banana+peanut+butter. Retrieved on 2009-05-11. 
  3. ^ a b Wolpe, Joshua (April 29, 2009). "Time for some pork and a roast". Denver Daily News. http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=4080. Retrieved on 2009-05-11. 
  4. ^ Sietsema, Robert (August 14, 2007). "Hunka hunka burnin' bacon". Salon. http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/08/14/elvis_food/print.html. 
  5. ^ Smith, Liz (2002-11-10). "Ain't Nothin' but a Chow Hound". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/10/magazine/ain-t-nothin-but-a-chow-hound.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-30. 
  6. ^ a b c Dunn, Brad; Daniel Hood (2004). New York: The Unknown City. Arsenal Pulp Press. p. 99. ISBN 9781551521619. http://books.google.com/books?id=0_1XSKlng9gC. 
  7. ^ a b "The Elvis". Food Network. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/saras-secrets/the-elvis-recipe/index.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-11. 
  8. ^ Zalben, Lee; Jerry FRW Seinfeld, Theresa Raffetto (2005). The Peanut Butter & Co. cookbook: recipes from the world's nuttiest sandwich shop. Quirk Books. p. 36. ISBN 9781594740565. http://books.google.com/books?id=MnDzAt8S13AC. 
  9. ^ Examples of the sandwich sans bacon are easily found; gossip columnist Liz Smith provides one: Smith, Liz (2005). Dishing: great dish--and dishes--from America's most beloved gossip columnist. Simon and Schuster. p. 41. ISBN 9780743251563. http://books.google.com/books?id=mXKswsU-neAC&client=firefox-a. 
  10. ^ Dundy, Elaine (2004). Elvis and Gladys. Oxford: UP of Mississippi. p. 227, 256. ISBN 9781578066346. http://books.google.com/books?id=IYbOeqSWVhUC. 
  11. ^ a b Steiman, Adina (2007). The Good, the Bad, and the Yummy: Food that Suits Your Mood. Running Press. p. 119. ISBN 9780762427437. http://books.google.com/books?id=3ebl0EQ1qAgC. 
  12. ^ a b Seifman, David (July 26, 2008). "Mayor's 'last meal' a killer". The New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/seven/07262008/news/nationalnews/mayors_last_meal_is_a_killer_121631.htm. Retrieved on 2009-05-11. 
  13. ^ Lisa Loeb, Roey Hershkovitz Wedding announcement January 31, 2009 New York Times
  14. ^ Seftel, Howard (Jan. 12, 2006). "P.B. Loco". The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dining/articles/0112taste0112.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-11. 
  15. ^ Ruth Graves Wakefield Toll House Tried and True Recipes Edition: 6, illustrated Courier Dover Publications, 1977 ISBN 0486235602, 9780486235608 376 pages page 302 and 303
  16. ^ Lisa FortunatoThe Everything Cooking for Dogs Book: 150 Quick and Healthy Recipes Your Dog Will Love! Edition: illustrated Everything Books, 2007 ISBN 1598694316, 9781598694314 210 page 190
  17. ^ Jean Paré Soups & Sandwiches Edition: 5, illustrated Company's Coming Publishing Limited, 1987ISBN 0969069561, 9780969069560 160 pages page 103

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