Peanut Butter, Bacon and Banana Sandwich - Elvis Presley's Version

In 1976 after a concert, singer Elvis Presley and his police bodyguards ventured to the now-closed Colorado Mine Company restaurant for a bite to eat. There, he ordered a Fool's Gold Loaf.  It was a sandwich made with a loaf of sourdough bread, a pound of bacon, a jar of peanut butter, and a jar of jelly.

Fast forward a bit, and back at Graceland, Elvis got a late-night hankering for the loaf. So he hopped on his private jet with a couple of friends in and flew to Denver. The owners of the restaurant met him at the hangar with a pile of the enormous sandwiches and he enjoyed his Fool's Gold Loaf without ever leaving the hangar.

Since then Elvis has been associated with a much easier take on Fool's Gold Loaf.  His take includes two pieces of bread, with creamy peanut butter, topped with sliced bananas, with strips of bacon, and fried in a skillet.

I had to try it out for myself, so I made the sandwich to try. I cooked up some bacon in the oven (400 degrees for 15 minutes) and sliced up a bananas. Then I put my peanut butter on the bread.  I put them all together and fried it up in a pan. Then it was time to try and see if Elvis knew what he was talking about.

So my first thought.  It wasn't that bad. I continued on. Here's my thought.  Do know that I ate the whole sandwich.  So it wasn't bad by any means.  But, would I eat it again? Probably not.  I could do bacon and peanut butter again, but the bananas just wasn't that great for me.

So should you try? Absolutely. It's always fun to try new things and see if you like it!

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