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werecat2020

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70. I eat the crust.
Fri May 16, 2025, 03:28 AM
May 2025

I still occasionally enjoy peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I will often eat the crust first, saving "the best part" for last, the soft middle part of the bread that also has more peanut butter and jelly and has that burst of flavor. And if bread is still perfectly edible and safe to eat, though maybe not quite soft enough any more for the perfect PB&J sandwich, just lightly toast the bread. In that scenario, I might add some garlic, olive oil, and herbs, instead of peanut butter and jelly. Anyway, yes, and especially being working-class and paying for my own food, I am conscious about the whole "hey, that's perfectly good food" thing.

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I ate the crust Americanme May 2025 #1
Thank you very much Americanme. debm55 May 2025 #4
Crusts on--my Mother would have smacked us for doing otherwise. hlthe2b May 2025 #2
Oh. Thank you very much hlthe2b debm55 May 2025 #5
yup Skittles May 2025 #66
Mine would not have smacked us, mine would have laughed. OldBaldy1701E May 2025 #67
I'm being non-literal about the "smacking..." In my time, a stern comment was considered a "smack down..." hlthe2b May 2025 #68
In my house, it involved actual smacking. OldBaldy1701E May 2025 #69
My mother trimmed the crusts Glorfindel May 2025 #3
That's a good idea. I never thought of that. Thank you Glorfindel debm55 May 2025 #6
With the crusts on .... anciano May 2025 #7
Thank you anciano. I never ate the end pieces. Don't know why, just didn't. debm55 May 2025 #8
I live the crusty end pieces too! SheltieLover May 2025 #32
I believe that the crust is the best part of bread JoseBalow May 2025 #9
me too!! nt KarenS May 2025 #10
Thank you KarenS debm55 May 2025 #16
Thank you JoseBalow. I like the crust on Italian and French bread, but not on white bread debm55 May 2025 #13
Me, too. I always ate the crust first. I loved it. Midnight Writer May 2025 #51
in line with others here ... my mother would have nipped that nonsense in the bud, 'tout suite' ! stopdiggin May 2025 #11
Thank you very much, stopdiggin. debm55 May 2025 #14
Crusts on! My mother had been a T4 in the WACs in WWII (technician rank equal to buck sergeant). rsdsharp May 2025 #12
LOL Thank you rsdsharp debm55 May 2025 #15
Crust on. nt Phoenix61 May 2025 #17
Thank you Phoenix61 debm55 May 2025 #18
The crusts justaprogressive May 2025 #19
Thank you very much justaprogressive. debm55 May 2025 #20
As Is ProfessorGAC May 2025 #21
Thank you very much ProfessorGAC. debm55 May 2025 #23
Both of my parents lived through the Great Depression SheltieLover May 2025 #31
Thank you very much SheltieLover. I understand debm55 May 2025 #65
Crust on. Crust off was for "pinkies up" tea parties surfered May 2025 #22
HAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAH. thank you surfered! debm55 May 2025 #24
the crust on. never heard of that one AllaN01Bear May 2025 #25
Thank you very much AllaN01Bear. The white bread from the store, I disliked. Other bread crusts I liked. debm55 May 2025 #40
Crust on. My Mom would never have allowed me to throw good food away. patphil May 2025 #26
Thank you, very much patphil. debm55 May 2025 #39
Crusts are the best part. Srkdqltr May 2025 #27
My Grandmother baked our bread. markodochartaigh May 2025 #28
Thank you markodochartaigh.There were some in grade school that had their crust cut debm55 May 2025 #38
Crust on. SheltieLover May 2025 #29
Thank you so much, I missed you too. debm55 May 2025 #36
I'm a crust eater TexLaProgressive May 2025 #30
Thank you so much TexLaProgressive. debm55 May 2025 #35
wow...my husband had an aunt stillcool May 2025 #33
Thank you stillcool. debm55 May 2025 #34
are you from New York? stillcool May 2025 #37
HAHAHAHA, no I have live south of Pittsburgh. I do like a harder crust. debm55 May 2025 #41
I never even heard of that till was an adult!.... electric_blue68 May 2025 #42
Thanks electric_blue68 debm55 May 2025 #45
We kids had no choice. Part of it was there were six of us. marble falls May 2025 #43
Thank you very much marble falls. debm55 May 2025 #44
Waste food? Oh, hell no! chowmama May 2025 #46
Thank you chowmama for sharing your post with us. debm55 May 2025 #47
Crust on radical noodle May 2025 #48
Thank you very much, radical noodle. debm55 May 2025 #57
Crusts on. area51 May 2025 #49
Great idea, area51. debm55 May 2025 #64
My Mom wouldn't have let me waste the bread dai13sy May 2025 #50
Very true, dai13sy. Thank you. debm55 May 2025 #63
I ate the crust. boonecreek May 2025 #52
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH. Thank you very much boonecreek debm55 May 2025 #62
We ate the crust. Emile May 2025 #53
Thank you very much, Emile. debm55 May 2025 #61
It never even occurred to me that a sandwich could exist without crust. surrealAmerican May 2025 #54
HAHAHAHHHAHA. thank you surrealAmerican. That is so true. debm55 May 2025 #60
Crusts on. Aristus May 2025 #55
Thank you Aristus. debm55 May 2025 #59
Crust On beemerphill May 2025 #56
Thank you very much, beemerphill debm55 May 2025 #58
I eat the crust. werecat2020 May 2025 #70
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