I believe these were a holdover from the Depression, maybe some developed a taste.
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Without the mayonnaise that's just fine. Peanut butter is versatile enough to mix with most savory things. PB and pickle is tasty too.
I think it's more historically interesting than disgusting. 1943 was the height of US WW2 civilian rationing, and it was being written for a generation raised on Great Depression cuisine and all the tinned meats from The Jungle. There's a neat materialist angle to a survival recipe like that making it into a premiere cookbook like this.
Give this to the old recipe twink
Peanut butter and pickle actually sounds really good right now. I’d gobble that up.
I really like them. Make a sandwich with PB and dill pickle planks, then fry the sandwich in a buttered pan. It's delicious.
It’s better in theory. I love both, and eat pb and pickle sandwiches once in a while. They’re not bad, but not amazing either.
My great grandfather used to spread peanut butter on layers of white onions. Used to eat this kind of food a lot when I was a kid, plus radishes and salt from the garden.
I still eat the classic PB+vegan mayo+lettuce sandwich. Lot of really nice flavor and texture combinations 🤷
Very similar to the dutch "frietje oorlog", war french fries. Still probably the most popular way to eat French fries is dipped in this exact kind of sauce

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