How do you jam your bread?

[Baronage-Phase]

I always spread butter on my bread, and then either jam or honey or marmalade. Recently, I met someone who said this was wrong. That I could / should only spread one thing...and not butter plus one thing.

Never heard this before. And I wont be changing my habits but...what do you do, urbanites?

 

[Orang Utan]

Always need butter! And not fucking margarine either

 

[Orang Utan]

Even with peanut butter

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Even with peanut butter

Actually that's something I've not tried.
Will do...

 

[Badgers]

Always salted butter then...

Usually Marmite

Occasionally Marmalade
Occasionally Pâté

Rarely other things

 

[cupid_stunt]

I always spread butter on my bread, and then either jam or honey or marmalade. Recently, I met someone who said this was wrong. That I could / should only spread one thing...and not butter plus one thing.

They need sending for reeducation.

 

[Spymaster]

Of course butter and jam.

Recently, I met someone who said this was wrong. That I could / should only spread one thing...and not butter plus one thing.

Never speak to them again.

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Always salted butter then...

Usually Marmite

Occasionally Marmalade
Occasionally Pâté

Rarely other things

Liked


but NOT for the Marmite.

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Feck.
I posted a poll...I thought.

 

[Spymaster]

Important stuff like this probably deserves its own thread but I'm always amazed at the miserly amounts of jam or marmalade that some people spread on their toast.

A decent bit of toast and jam should have a thick layer of the preserve covering the entire surface. Some people just smear a bit on. Barely an arsewipe. Wtf's the point of that?

The minimum acceptable amount is a heaped desert spoonful. Those individual portions you get in hotels are bollocks. A throwback to rationing. This isn't 1940!

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Always butter! Marmalade without butter is unthinkable.

Only exception - for me - is peanut butter.

Oh and chocolate spread.

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Important stuff like this probably deserves its own thread but I'm always amazed at the miserly amounts of jam or marmalade that some people spread on their toast.

A decent bit of toast and jam should have a thick layer of the preserve covering the entire surface. Some people just smear a bit on. Barely an arsewipe. Wtf's the point of that? The minimum acceptable amount is a heaped desert spoonful.

Thank you for posting this..!!!!
I have always firnly believed in thick layers ... nice layer of butter right to the edges followed by a good thick layer of marmalade or jam or whatever (except mustard).
I've been told I put WAY too much butter on toast...like wtf???

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Important stuff like this probably deserves its own thread but I'm always amazed at the miserly amounts of jam or marmalade that some people spread on their toast.

A decent bit of toast and jam should have a thick layer of the preserve covering the entire surface. Some people just smear a bit on. Barely an arsewipe. Wtf's the point of that?

The minimum acceptable amount is a heaped desert spoonful. Those individual portions you get in hotels are bollocks. A throwback to rationing. This isn't 1940!

It's too sweet! I'm strictly a jammy smear sort of person or it's just too sweet.

 

[Spymaster]

I've been told I put WAY too much butter on toast...like wtf???

"Too much" is when the permeation of the butter, or the weight of the preserve, undermines the structural integrity of the toast and it doesn't pick up flat.

Otherwise yer grand!

 

[DotCommunist]

generously. No butter for toast, butter for an untoasted slice.

 

[StoneRoad]

Lashings of butter, real butter, then plenty of jam or whatever (ie pate or cheese or meat).
At least when I do my own toast.
Friend is rather more parsimonious with the butter and the toppings.

I have had marmalade or marmite on toast without butter as there wasn't any left and the marge we had was a bit minging.(only suitable for cooking)

 

[Spymaster]

It's too sweet!

Wrong type of jam, Migs.

It takes years of research to nail this stuff but a thread involving Badgers and Orang Utan should be helpful!

 

[8ball]

In the toaster mechanism. Sometimes leading to a small fire.

 

[Baronage-Phase]

generously. No butter for toast, butter for an untoasted slice.

No butter for toast???

 

[Baronage-Phase]

In the toaster mechanism. Sometimes leading to a small fire.

You spread butter before you toast the bread?

 

[MickiQ]

If it's jam or marmalade then just that smeared thickly on toast gets the day off to a good start, If it's a sandwich with meat or cheese and a salad then I use butter or margarine depending on what falls to hand when I open the fridge door.
Don't really like peanut butter, it's not as toxic as marmite but I'm not a fan.

 

[mx wcfc]

Shamefully, I do use marge mostly. I prefer butter, but mrs mx insists on putting it in the fridge.

Jam/marmalade - I like it really thickly spread but have cut back a bit since the type 2 diagnosis.
Marmite - a teaspoonful per slice of toast at least.

 

[8ball]

You spread butter before you toast the bread?

And sometimes stick the egg, marmite and chutney on too.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Wrong type of jam, Migs.

It takes years of research to nail this stuff but a thread involving Badgers and Orang Utan should be helpful!

I do find most commercial jam far too sweet. I currenty favour only Lidl's sour cherry or Frank Copper's marmalade. I made some plum and rhubarb a couple of years ago using half the sugar. That was great.

Tell me of other sour or tart jams!

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Black currant jam..my current favourite... is usually not as sweet as other jams Mrs Miggins

 

[mx wcfc]

Mrs mx made some courgette marmalade from "rare breed" courgettes she grew on her allotment. It is very good, and not overwhelming sweet.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Black currant jam..my current favourite... is usually not as sweet as other jams Mrs Miggins

The last blackcurrant I had was still sweet. I can imagine a good sour one would be lovely!

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Mrs mx made some courgette marmalade from "rare breed" courgettes she grew on her allotment. It is very good, and not overwhelming sweet.

That's interesting.
My uncle gave my mum loads of courgettes when we were kids. She didnt know what to do with them all. So she made a courgette and garlic soup. I used to stink of garlic in school after lunch. We went home for lunch back then.

 

[Spymaster]

Tell me of other sour or tart jams!

None of them are particularly tart because it takes a shitload of sugar to make jam, but my favourites are Bon Maman's Apricot Conserve, and Bon Maman Bitter Orange Marmalade.

Sainsbury's own, thick cut orange and ginger marmalade, is ace, but they hardly ever have it in stock.

 

[xenon]

I had toast with Clover, AMerican style mustard and charizo for breakfast.

But normally it's just butter, marge, whatever, or honey.