Ah, a nice peanut butter & jelly sandwich, what can be so delicious and so easy to make? Well, maybe you’ve never had one made by an architect. We can over-complicated even the easiest tasks…
Here’s my take on a family classic as designed and submitted by yours truly.
Materials (Ingredients)
Provide each material as specified herein. Omission of any specific item does not constitute an incomplete sandwich. Contractor (Sandwich Maker) shall provide and assemble all necessary ingredients to make one incredible, edible sandwich.
No ingredient substitutions shall be accepted unless presented to the architect (Sandwich Eater) prior to execution of said described sandwich. Sandwich Eater may request samples to review and consume, if ingredients are in questions and I am really hungry.
Provide the following ingredients: two perfectly symmetrical fresh white bread slices – crust is optional, grape jelly seedless (no “other” flavors shall be permitted on the construction site (plate), extra crunchy peanut butter (no further details given.)
All ingredients shall be free of major defects and shall not be “spoiled.”
Construction (Assembly)
Furnish and install jelly onto one side of one piece of bread evenly to a 2mm thickness. Sandwich Maker is to provide extra care as to not harm bread while installing the peanut butter onto the other slice of bread. If slices are damaged, provide replacement at no additional charge.
Coordinate sandwich assembly with Sandwich Eater to optimize freshness and hungriness.
Sandwich Maker shall adhere both slices of said sandwich as to minimize overlapping jelly/peanut butter edging.
Sandwich Eater has the right of refusal of said sandwich up to and including second bite. Upon third bite, Sandwich Eater becomes the property and responsibility of the Sandwich Eater.
Easy.
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