[Blindtlk] Good techniques?

[River Linda]

Hi Tom,

I cannot add much more than what has already been said. I use a spoon when
getting mayo and mustard from jars. I do not have to worry too much about
stuff falling off of a knife. Happy sandwiching!

On Monday, December 7, 2015, Julie J. via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I just made a PB&J half an hour ago, so this is really fresh in my mind!
>
> I tell how much I have on the knife by weight mostly.  Then when I get it
> on the bread and start spreading, I can tell if I have too much or too
> little. At home I will return the extra back into the jar, but I'm not sure
> if that's bad etiquette at someone else's home?  I put the peanut butter or
> whatever into the middle of the piece of bread and pull it to the edges,
> turning the bread in my hand as I go.
>
> With jelly, I've discovered that using a spoon is much easier.  It tends
> to fall off the knife and when spreading I dig into the bread too much.  So
> I get the jelly from the jar with a spoon, plop in the middle of the bread,
> then flip the spoon over and use the back side to spread the jelly.  It
> doesn't mess up the bread and I almost always get the amount I want on the
> first go.
>
> It helps if your topping is creamy.  trying to spread cold butter on bread
> or toast is just a lost cause, sighted or blind.
>
> If I have two things I want to spread, like the peanut butter and jelly, I
> put one on each slice of bread, then put them together to make the
> sandwich, same with mustard and mayo.
>
> HTH and I'm glad you asked!  Happy sandwich making!
>
> Julie
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> -----Original Message----- From: Tom Cramer via blindtlk
> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:37 AM
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> Cc: Tom Cramer
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Good techniques?
>
> Hello,
>
> I think this question will be way too basic for everyone but I hope to
> get some good techniques other than just being told to not be afraid
> to ask sighted company to help me.  I think this is an important
> skill, especially now that I'm trying to be more independent and do
> more for myself.
>
> I found I am not good at something very basic, like spreading.  I'm
> talking about things like putting any kind of spread on bread or
> multiple spreads on sandwiches.  I never really thought of it because
> I'm generally always with family or friends and they always did it.
> But when I was by myself, or when everyone just kind of did their own
> thing and simply told me that the sandwich fixings were on the
> counter, I realized how deficient I was in this skill.
> I asked other blind people and they just said that they weren't afraid
> to use their fingers to spread or that I could simply ask someone to
> do it.
>
> So, specific questions.
> First, I use a knife but don't seem to get much stuff on it.  Any good
> techniques to tell how much is on the knife or how much more to get?
> Second, what about the actual spreading technique?  I find mine to be
> uneven and yet I thought I covered the bread.
> Finally, what do you do if you're doing a sandwich and want more than
> just one thing like mayo and mustard and squeeze bottles aren't
> available?
>
> I know my family is happy to help me, and my friends haven't said
> anything yet, but do I really want my friends doing something like
> buttering bread or making my sandwiches for me?
>
> Thanks for entertaining these very basic questions.
> Tom
>
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