The holidays may be officially over, but there are still plenty of reasons to celebrate in the New Year. And today, January 8th, is a big one: Elvis Presley’s birthday—also known as Elvismas!

Residents at WMC are celebrating with Elvis trivia, Elvis music and banana and peanut butter sandwiches. 🎸🎼🎤🍌🎸🎼🎤🍌🎸🎼🎤🍌🎼🎤🎸🍌🎼🎤🍌

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Recipes

Grilled Banana and Peanut Butter Sandwiches.

1/2 C creamy peanut butter
2 very ripe bananas
10 slices buttered bread
butter

Blend the peanut butter w/ bananas till reamy.

Spread the mixture over 5 slices of bread. In a skillet melt enough butter to coat the bottom of the pan.
Place sndwiches in pan and grill til the bread is lightly toasted
Flip to grill the other side. Drain on paper towellsmakes 5 sandwiches.

According to David Adler’s book The Life and Cuisine of Elvis Presley, eating the sandwich was something of a ritual for Elvis: “Elvis enjoyed eating picnic style. However, he fastidiously used a knife and fork to eat his peanut butter and banana sandwiches.” Probably not a bad call: it’s one of the messier sandwiches you’ll find.

source: pg 166 Fit for a king Cookbook