Elvis took Mary out for a drive one day, just her and Elvis, him driving and she in the passenger seat - he pulled up to a house for sale - he asked Mary is she liked the house, she said she loved it and Elvis bought it for her - she lived there till her passing -- RIP Elvis and Mary
Endearing , just like I said. I feel Dave was making everything about them a joke. Desrepectful and I didn't like it. He over talks his guest on there , its just wrong.
@@llndadischer7689 never seen this interview , and I agree with you , dumb Letterman making a joke on Elvis food likes . Letterman leave Elvis alone you disrespectful person . ! Just saw the Elvis movie ! Never cared so much for him ! But after the ,movie I see why people loved him . And also I admire him so much now for two more reasons. He sang Guadalajara in Spanish in a movie. That song is a treasure to my birth place . And the song " If I can dream "..❤❤ I now have become a fan of Elvis .
Ohh please, Letterman cracked jokes and made things light hearted with almost every single guest who ever went on that show. Why should she be treated different? It was a late night COMEDY talk show after all. Lighten up lol
Mary reminds me a lot of my mother in law. She had a picture of Jesus a picture of Martin Luther King and a picture of Elvis in her home, Beautiful lady. Elvis was a special person.
There was a book. written by his boy guards. That I understand did not put him a good light. describing the women at the house and the drugs and parties.
@@mjnpictures7468 Nothing wrong with enjoying life, especially when you are employing so many people. Not to mention the gifts he gave to seemingly everyone.
Elvis was a good hearted God Loving person. This woman knew that and honored him thru her words. Letterman and a few in that audience that night acted like a bunch of condescending fools.
Typical liberal elitist. I wish people would wake up to all these types, especially those in office. They mock minorities and the underprivileged while pretending to be their benefactors. They are the biggest racists and it’s time people see them for what they are. Just power hungry and needing to keep people down so they have someone to elect them on their phony promises to make their lives better.
Did you see how he just stole the whole spatula and interrupted the cooking 🍳 show ..I was like 😩😖no he didn't...I wanted her to show us how the sandwich was done and present it he fucked that up 😖
Yeah I got that vibe how he kept saying so Elvis was good to you like he was gonna trip her up and say he was a monster. Hope he knows he made himself look foolish.
David Letterman should have let Mary Jenkins do the talking. I don't like these interviewers interrupting the people that, they are interviewing. Please show Mary Jenkins some respect. She truly deserves it.
@@Carolinas_SweetTea just search Mary Jenkins on UA-cam and there is an interview of her in her own home and she shows you her whole process on how she made the sandwich for Elvis.
When Letterman couldn't get any ridicule out of Mary he cut the interview short. I'm so proud of her 💜 🤗 She was his true trusted friend which are very hard to come by.
This was one of the sweetest ladies I’ve ever heard of in my life! God bless this wonderful woman! King Elvis brought this woman a beautiful house. What a blessing that she was able to cook for the King! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
For all the Elvis Haters that say he was a racst. Just watch this a few times. Mary was working 3 months and Elvis got her a car - then 2 more Caddy's after the Ford. He is The King
@@woodup333 There were tons of cooks out there, he chose HER, he appreciated her, and probably loved her because she was so kind, like he was. Elvis was never a racist. I've listened to BB King, Muhammed Ali, Eddie Murphy, James Brown, Martha Reeves, and other significant Black dignitaries and artists, and every one of them praised Elvis. He never, ever was racist. I don't know where you got that from, it's just your own ridiculous unfounded opinion. Have a nice day.
@@neutraliserjanine I'm black and you are 100% right. I'm glad you mentioned Sissy Houston. He refused to do the shows unless the black singers and black people were allowed in the show. He didn't go around bragging about how "not" racist he was because if you aren't racist your kindness prove it. He let his actions speak for him.
When Elvis was in the hospital in his later years she would sneak him some food up to his room. What a sweet lady and Elvis was the best of all time. The people that knew him have nothing but the best things to say about him.
The audience want to laugh it up but those sandwiches were AMAZING. I know as they are one of my faves LOL. I adored Mary, and Elvis was and is my fave male singer of all time.
@Cajunomics Yes it is very sad that people just want to talk trash about Elvis even though there are videos and people talking about Elvis being a good person. I totally agree.
The fact that Elvis cared about a lady of colour definitely shows his heart was in the right place,one of the luckiest ladies in the world no wonder shes got a smile from ear to ear.
@@kellison1838 Like the slave masters known as the Democrat party that you probably vote for every 2 - 4 years. Time to break the chains around your brain and look around .
I suppose some people would have been happier if Elvis had given the job, the salary, the expensive jewelry, the brand new cars and the house that she lived in til the day she died to a white person. Would he then not have been a "slave master"? What abject idiocy.
Pretty cool; never saw this while I know Elvis bought Mary a house, too. They were very close as he often liked to sit and have the staff sing with him while he played the upright organ or piano.
This is really sweet. She clearly adored Elvis. I think they had a very special relationship where they really understood and appreciated each other, and that clearly touched Mary's heart (and I imagine Elvis's as well). I think she genuinely liked it when people asked her about him and she got a chance to talk about that time in her life. God bless her.
I know this is irrelevant to the video but as a huge Elvis fan I get very offended when someone makes fun of him or try’s to degrade him. It’s rare you hear people call him racist (which is absolutely ridiculous) but isn’t this another example to prove them wrong ?? “Did he treat you very well ?” “Couldn’t wanted to be treated no better” and he bought her a house.
I am on an honest search to find someone who personally interacted with Elvis, even for a few minutes who will say something bad about him...yet I can find no one. And I've been looking for years now. I honestly would love to hear someone say "He was a jerk to me" and prove it. There is likely no other person on this planet, especially a celebrity who seems to have legitimately walked the walk of their beliefs. Maybe the Dalai Lama? In fact, not only are people not even neutral about him, they are unanimously forceful in stating how kind he was. And in a truly genuine way, not some hollywood way. I don't know how he physically did it. Additionally, if what my personal research has shown is true, its fundamentally impossible that he was a racist. You simply can't hold those two beliefs at the same time. He was kind and generous to everyone. That level of humanity doesn't allow for racism. And all his other actions clearly disprove it.
@@sfmc98 The lies and insults against elvis presley, ALL come directly from democrats. Most left-wing democrats are mentally disturbed. They voted for Alzheimer's Joe and low IQ harris for christ's sakes.
He grew up with Black friends, obviously drew a lot of inspiration from their music, stood up for Blacks in his crew during segregation, and basically sang this song as a tribute to MLK Jr after he got shot... ua-cam.com/video/u-pP_dCenJA/v-deo.html
Few things here... First - His mother Gladys used to make those sandwiches different than the way Vernon and Mary did them for Elvis. Gladys would mash the peanut butter and bananas up all together in a bowl... (almost making it like a mashed potato concoction or Texture.) Then would just spread on the mixture on two slices of bread, and frying in the butter, or sometimes just buttering each side of the bread. The extra steps that Vernon & her did of toasting the bread first and slicing the bananas up was Vernon and Mary's concoction. Both recipes work, and taste good, and obviously Elvis liked both. But just sharing because many people don't know the way his mother used to make them. Gladys way is quite a bit easier & faster. I've been doing them same way myself for years They are awesome. Dave in comedian mode here. A bit hard to take, as Mary herself was rather serious and took her respect and love for Elvis serious. In her book she spoke of Elvis as being a cross between a friend and a brother figure. She didn't think of him as an employer or someone that just signed her paychecks. Most employers don't get in the trenches with people when they're having problems and weep with them or pray with their emplpyees... or randomly hand you extra bonus money occasionally for no reason at all during the day. I can see why she felt so strongly and lovingly towards EP as a special friend. I will always respect her for the fact that after he died many publishers wanted her to write her book telling negative stories and sharing "the dirt" as they put it. Some of these people out there in the book selling and Publishing business are scrupulous and disgusting. I know a few different people that knew Elvis that said they had similar experience when people came to them to tell their story, so they could help them publish a book. They wanted all the "juicy negative stuff that might help sell the books". Poor Elvis. I'm so thankful that he had a friend like Mary who slammed the door in the face of these people. It took her many more years before she what able to get the book published the way that she wanted it to. It's the true story of a man that for 17 years to her was a very tender, gentle, loyal, generous, loving, caring friend. RIP to both Mary & Elvis
Thanks for sharing this, especially the details about this sandwich. Any idea why Mary has said Elvis got this idea from going on tour? Is she referring to the Fools Gold Loaf? I knew he ate these as a kid.
@@sfmc98 That's a good question. and I honestly could never figure out why she said that other than that she probably simply was just unaware that the peanut butter banana sandwiches were a snack Elvis had been eating his entire life going all the way back to childhood. But the fact that Mary seemed to think it was something Elvis picked up while he was on tour, that does maybe add validity to the statements from a number of other people over the years close to Elvis that said in various interviews that the whole peanut-butter-banana sandwich thing with Elvis was blown WAY out of proportion, they said that while Elvis loved to eat them ...it was actually only very rare and only occasional. (Sort of like how I personally myself, I love cheesecake and I get a strong craving for nothing else on this planet but cheesecake. I might go to the store and buy a whole one then sit around the house one night snacking on it. But then I might not touch it for months after. That's more to the reality of Elvis with his peanut butter banana sandwiches. It wasn't really an every night snack he gorged himself on like so many people and media has overplayed it out to be. But he did of course love them ). So I think Mary saying that thinking Elvis came up with that recipe while on tour, it tells us that she really hadn't made those very often for Elvis in those previous years, up until the night Elvis got a craving and ask her to make one.
@@jayviviano109 Yeah that makes sense, especially given the fact that people have said once he got on a kick, he ran it into the ground lol. He had the same thing to eat for days at a time but that doesn't mean it lasted very long. It's also so funny to me that the audience reaction is so visceral like these don't go together. I've been an Elvis fan all my life so I figured it was a common dish and it is in fact damn good.
The audience is terrible. So rude. Before anyone blames this on being a NY thing btw (since the show is taped there) I'd just like to say this show had people from all over the Country in the audience. These people just have no manners. I didn't appreciate them laughing at her. I don't see what was so funny? She handled herself with class regardless. Lovely woman and she had a beautiful smile. I see why she was one of Elvis' favorites and I'm glad he seemed to treat her well. You can tell she respected and loved him as well.
She's a absolute sweetheart. No wonder Elvis loved her and kept her as his own cook. What I love about her is she didn't gossip about him, that speaks volumes.Because you knew that she could tell alot of stories about Elvis. Very smart and kind lady and thank you for sharing your time and I'm glad that you stayed loyal to Elvis
She was an amazing person and Elvis trusted and loved her. The audience is ignorant. Food was one of the few pleasures he got in life. He was in such bad health. And had a lot of people who didn’t serve him well. But not her. He bought Mary a house and loved her.
@@BBBYpsi Of course moving to a different state would be impossible. Everyone knows that so that is not what she meant. Carolinas was only saying that "it's still in Tennessee" because she was saying that to say they have not torn it down or nothing has happened to it, that would have damaged it to the point that it isn't there anymore. Anything can happen to a house that can cause it not to be there anymore. ...vandelism, burning down, anything...
No other celebrity has had every private moment of his life scrutinised so much. From how he slept to if he laughed and what he’d say and how he treated his friends to what he ate . Everyone leeching off him decades after he sadly passed away from the vampires who preyed on him. Letterman’s goal was to humiliate his memory like many others but Mary handled him very well .
Mary Jenkins is such a sweet and funny lady. It sounds like she really liked Elvis and she liked working for him. I love her Southern Accent. She is so 😍 cute.
Isnt she just the sweetest lady? I saw this when it originally aired. I didn't have PB in the house so I used Nutella instead. But I did not use butter. I just used a grill pan. Now, 35 years later it's Rudi's Rocky Mountain Sourdough, 1 TB Nutella on each slice, sliced bananas. Then I grill it on my Cuisinart Griddler.
Elvis tu as été un grand artiste avec une voix magnifique et tu étais une belle âme un homme généreux qui aimait son prochain pour toi la couleur d'un homme n'existait pas tu aimais la musique noire tu t'en inspiré et tu chantais si bien le gospel que dire d'autres que dire que tu étais le plus grand tu as emmené quelque chose en ce monde bien souvent tu as donné plus que tu en as reçu repose en paix elvis ainsi que ceux qui ont été bons avec toi je t'aime Elvis
He was trying to make jokes about Elvis, and she wasn’t having any of it. Only respect. Good for her.
Letterman is a huge Elvis fan.
I noticed that too
I agree! I loved how she said that’s the way he wanted it as she was frying the sandwich in all the butter.
Neither we're we... Nothing was funny at all😑
How can David Letterman joke about Elvis Presley ?. The guy is dead. Elvis was The King.
Elvis took Mary out for a drive one day, just her and Elvis, him driving and she in the passenger seat - he pulled up to a house for sale - he asked Mary is she liked the house, she said she loved it and Elvis bought it for her - she lived there till her passing -- RIP Elvis and Mary
Endearing , just like I said. I feel Dave was making everything about them a joke. Desrepectful and I didn't like it. He over talks his guest on there , its just wrong.
C'est fou comment nous apprenons de ces petits histoires. Elvis n'était as le King pour rien. Il savait d'où il venait.
True ? Wow ❤
@@llndadischer7689 never seen this interview , and I agree with you , dumb Letterman making a joke on Elvis food likes . Letterman leave Elvis alone you disrespectful person . ! Just saw the Elvis movie ! Never cared so much for him ! But after the ,movie I see why people loved him . And also I admire him so much now for two more reasons. He sang Guadalajara in Spanish in a movie. That song is a treasure to my birth place . And the song " If I can dream "..❤❤ I now have become a fan of Elvis .
Elvis was always kind hearted a typical southern.
She was so calm and unafraid of Letterman, but after knowing Elvis, nothing else would impress her.
Amen
Letterman was definitely a celebrity "downgrade" in Marys eyes ..
Very true!
@@ratso69ful81
Letterman is a left-wing dirt ball. Just like all of these media nutjobs
Letterman who? Come on that sweet woman was serving sandwitches to king of Rock n Roll every day
Elvis loved this woman so much he bought her a house .obviously she loved and respected him as well .
He never forgot where he came from, so he was comfortable with people who were down to earth and he showed his appreciation.
That entrance by Mary would have even made Elvis smile, class, confident, & what about that outfit!!!
De la classe cette dame. RIP xxxxxxx Il ne manquera que Priscilla.
Mary dresses just like Elvis cool lady !!!
It pisses me off to no end that he mocked her! This lady was a hard working soul who loved her boss and visa versa.
Vous avez raison. Un animateur et un public de ........ Aucun respect. Une honte.
Ohh please, Letterman cracked jokes and made things light hearted with almost every single guest who ever went on that show. Why should she be treated different? It was a late night COMEDY talk show after all. Lighten up lol
David Letterman made fun of EVERY SINGLE GUEST so it’s expected. Hello, sense of humor! And he loved Elvis too. RIP to the King. 🎤👑
Miss Mary is the Ultimate Lady!
I concur! But, that's what ignorant folks do. Take care.
Mary reminds me a lot of my mother in law. She had a picture of Jesus a picture of Martin Luther King and a picture of Elvis in her home, Beautiful lady. Elvis was a special person.
Mary is a fine lady. I can see why Elvis loved her so much.
It's amazing how I've never heard anybody who actually met him say anything negative about him. He really was a special guy. RIP Elvis 🙏
There was a book. written by his boy guards. That I understand did not put him a good light. describing the women at the house and the drugs and parties.
@@mjnpictures7468 He also had a violent streak and pulled a gun on a friend
@@mjnpictures7468 Nothing wrong with enjoying life, especially when you are employing so many people. Not to mention the gifts he gave to seemingly everyone.
Never heard one Bad story about Elvis Presley he was a kind and generous man
@@mjnpictures7468 , that was “Elvis: What Happened” By Red West.
Elvis bought a house for Mary. What a great employer.
she was a sweetheart!
Her smile was beautiful ❤️
I agree
@@Carolinas_SweetTea Yes she did have a lovely smile
Elvis was a good hearted God Loving person. This woman knew that and honored him thru her words. Letterman and a few in that audience that night acted like a bunch of condescending fools.
What a lovely woman. She deserved her employer who respected and appreciated her.
Elvis was the coolest. All southerners can relate to him. He did it his way. That’s the southern way. God bless Mary and Elvis!!
That's why I relate
God bless both of them....if she is alive in this world if not in the world after
What a sweetheart she was! Dave should feel very ashamed the way he treated Mary! Sure speaks to his Character! Mary had such a beautiful soul.
Typical liberal elitist. I wish people would wake up to all these types, especially those in office. They mock minorities and the underprivileged while pretending to be their benefactors. They are the biggest racists and it’s time people see them for what they are. Just power hungry and needing to keep people down so they have someone to elect them on their phony promises to make their lives better.
What a sweet southern lady!! Love her accent!!
RIP Mary Jenkins
Bucked teeth Letterman tried to make fun of Elvis and Mary just played it down! Good for her! 👏👏👏
Did you see how he just stole the whole spatula and interrupted the cooking 🍳 show ..I was like 😩😖no he didn't...I wanted her to show us how the sandwich was done and present it he fucked that up 😖
Yeah I got that vibe how he kept saying so Elvis was good to you like he was gonna trip her up and say he was a monster. Hope he knows he made himself look foolish.
David Letterman should have let Mary Jenkins do the talking. I don't like these interviewers interrupting the people that, they are interviewing. Please show Mary Jenkins some respect. She truly deserves it.
@@Carolinas_SweetTea just search Mary Jenkins on UA-cam and there is an interview of her in her own home and she shows you her whole process on how she made the sandwich for Elvis.
Elvis wasn't sacred, you know.
When Letterman couldn't get any ridicule out of Mary he cut the interview short. I'm so proud of her 💜 🤗 She was his true trusted friend which are very hard to come by.
This was one of the sweetest ladies I’ve ever heard of in my life! God bless this wonderful woman! King Elvis brought this woman a beautiful house. What a blessing that she was able to cook for the King! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
For all the Elvis Haters that say he was a racst. Just watch this a few times. Mary was working 3 months and Elvis got her a car - then 2 more Caddy's after the Ford. He is The King
Still racist that was just to keep her around for good food
@@woodup333 There were tons of cooks out there, he chose HER, he appreciated her, and probably loved her because she was so kind, like he was. Elvis was never a racist. I've listened to BB King, Muhammed Ali, Eddie Murphy, James Brown, Martha Reeves, and other significant Black dignitaries and artists, and every one of them praised Elvis. He never, ever was racist. I don't know where you got that from, it's just your own ridiculous unfounded opinion. Have a nice day.
@@woodup333 Not True. go to your cave and cry Elvis is The King !!!!
@@neutraliserjanine I'm black and you are 100% right. I'm glad you mentioned Sissy Houston. He refused to do the shows unless the black singers and black people were allowed in the show. He didn't go around bragging about how "not" racist he was because if you aren't racist your kindness prove it. He let his actions speak for him.
@@woodup333 wtf do you know about it the lady told you everything herself and how she was treated. GTOH jealous nobody
So rude of him to not let her finish the sandwich or to finish her lines.
Yes very rude
When Elvis was in the hospital in his later years she would sneak him some food up to his room. What a sweet lady and Elvis was the best of all time. The people that knew him have nothing but the best things to say about him.
The audience want to laugh it up but those sandwiches were AMAZING. I know as they are one of my faves LOL. I adored Mary, and Elvis was and is my fave male singer of all time.
There are SOOOO many stories of Elvis being so kind to people. He loved conversing with people (when they let him).
@Cajunomics Yes it is very sad that people just want to talk trash about Elvis even though there are videos and people talking about Elvis being a good person. I totally agree.
Nice meeting you thats how fake americans were
OMG I love her. I don't blame Elvis for taking care of her. How sweet
She was so awesome, ELVIS AND MARY ARE TOGETHER FOREVER 🙏 RIP
I agree, but has she passed I mean the cook Mary,,,?
@@shohrehnabavi8346 Yes. She passed away June 5th, 2000, I believe.
Omg, I love her😭😭❤️
May they both R.I.P
@@shohrehnabavi8346 yes
She had respect and love for Elvis ❤️
Sounds like he treated her well.
Yes, he treated her like she was his mom
She is adorable. So precious.
I love the way they just keep saying he was a racist and good hearted people always prove them wrong. RIP Elvis
None but an ignorant fool says this.
Damn I’ve never heard that one
The fact that Elvis cared about a lady of colour definitely shows his heart was in the right place,one of the luckiest ladies in the world no wonder shes got a smile from ear to ear.
Elvis loved all his employees he saw them like family.
So did slave masters
@@kellison1838 Like the slave masters known as the Democrat party that you probably vote for every 2 - 4 years.
Time to break the chains around your brain and look around .
@@kellison1838 No cure for what you got.
I suppose some people would have been happier if Elvis had given the job, the salary, the expensive jewelry, the brand new cars and the house that she lived in til the day she died to a white person. Would he then not have been a "slave master"?
What abject idiocy.
@@JHargis68 I agree.
Too bad some still can't see that times have changed.
Living in the past helps no one.
That woman is ALL LOVE!!
God bless her heart!
When you're so famous, that your own home cook makes it on Letterman. :'D
No Kidding!
She loeved Elvis..that was evident in her book..Such a sweet lady..and Elvis loved her.
I would like to think I can feel a little of his presence thru her spirit.
Elvis treated everyone with respect. He was not only this lady's employer, he was also obviously her friend and benefactor.
Mary Jenkins is my step-dads great aunt. Just learned that!! An absolutely beautiful woman
Pretty cool; never saw this while I know Elvis bought Mary a house, too. They were very close as he often liked to sit and have the staff sing with him while he played the upright organ or piano.
She's awesome. I could listen to her for hours.
What a lovely lady. Southern people hits different ❤️
What a sassy lovely lady very fitting to help someone like Elvis
This is really sweet. She clearly adored Elvis. I think they had a very special relationship where they really understood and appreciated each other, and that clearly touched Mary's heart (and I imagine Elvis's as well). I think she genuinely liked it when people asked her about him and she got a chance to talk about that time in her life. God bless her.
That dumb audience tittering the whole time is really grating. Classy lady
New Yorkers for ya ..
Well, they were tittering at freaking frying a PB & nana sandwich in an entire stick of butter...lol.
they were all playing off the Fat elvis stuff acting like everything he ate was a joke
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@Gamz0r
As if the rest of America ate healthy stuff 😂.
Suuureee lol
@@ratso69ful81 people all over the country went to that show, I seriously doubt it’s New Yorkers there
The crowd and Dave kept trying to play up the Fat Elvis jokes etc. Mary wasnt having that crap. Wonderful lady
Elvis loved Mary what a BEAUTIFUL lady wjo loved our Elvis
That $500 Christmas bonus would be worth over $4,000 in today's money. Elvis was generous to a fault.
Love Mary - she's just so charming.
I know this is irrelevant to the video but as a huge Elvis fan I get very offended when someone makes fun of him or try’s to degrade him. It’s rare you hear people call him racist (which is absolutely ridiculous) but isn’t this another example to prove them wrong ?? “Did he treat you very well ?” “Couldn’t wanted to be treated no better” and he bought her a house.
I am on an honest search to find someone who personally interacted with Elvis, even for a few minutes who will say something bad about him...yet I can find no one.
And I've been looking for years now. I honestly would love to hear someone say "He was a jerk to me" and prove it. There is likely no other person on this planet, especially a celebrity who seems to have legitimately walked the walk of their beliefs. Maybe the Dalai Lama?
In fact, not only are people not even neutral about him, they are unanimously forceful in stating how kind he was. And in a truly genuine way, not some hollywood way. I don't know how he physically did it.
Additionally, if what my personal research has shown is true, its fundamentally impossible that he was a racist. You simply can't hold those two beliefs at the same time. He was kind and generous to everyone. That level of humanity doesn't allow for racism. And all his other actions clearly disprove it.
Kyle...Elvis, also gave her a Cadillac.
@@barbram8001 And a Ford as the first car.
@@sfmc98
The lies and insults against elvis presley, ALL come directly from democrats.
Most left-wing democrats are mentally disturbed.
They voted for Alzheimer's Joe and low IQ harris for christ's sakes.
He grew up with Black friends, obviously drew a lot of inspiration from their music, stood up for Blacks in his crew during segregation, and basically sang this song as a tribute to MLK Jr after he got shot...
ua-cam.com/video/u-pP_dCenJA/v-deo.html
What a special, wonderful sweetheart of a lady.
Elvis was something that doesn’t just happen every day that’s why people are still obsessed
Aw he told Mary he wanted to stay with her and she said of course he could- that was him longing for the simple life again
Few things here...
First - His mother Gladys used to make those sandwiches different than the way Vernon and Mary did them for Elvis. Gladys would mash the peanut butter and bananas up all together in a bowl... (almost making it like a mashed potato concoction or Texture.)
Then would just spread on the mixture on two slices of bread, and frying in the butter, or sometimes just buttering each side of the bread.
The extra steps that Vernon & her did of toasting the bread first and slicing the bananas up was Vernon and Mary's concoction.
Both recipes work, and taste good, and obviously Elvis liked both.
But just sharing because many people don't know the way his mother used to make them.
Gladys way is quite a bit easier & faster. I've been doing them same way myself for years
They are awesome.
Dave in comedian mode here. A bit hard to take, as Mary herself was rather serious and took her respect and love for Elvis serious.
In her book she spoke of Elvis as being a cross between a friend and a brother figure. She didn't think of him as an employer or someone that just signed her paychecks.
Most employers don't get in the trenches with people when they're having problems and weep with them or pray with their emplpyees... or randomly hand you extra bonus money occasionally for no reason at all during the day.
I can see why she felt so strongly and lovingly towards EP as a special friend.
I will always respect her for the fact that after he died many publishers wanted her to write her book telling negative stories and sharing "the dirt" as they put it.
Some of these people out there in the book selling and Publishing business are scrupulous and disgusting. I know a few different people that knew Elvis that said they had similar experience when people came to them to tell their story, so they could help them publish a book. They wanted all the "juicy negative stuff that might help sell the books".
Poor Elvis.
I'm so thankful that he had a friend like Mary who slammed the door in the face of these people.
It took her many more years before she what able to get the book published the way that she wanted it to. It's the true story of a man that for 17 years to her was a very tender, gentle, loyal, generous, loving, caring friend.
RIP to both Mary & Elvis
Thanks for sharing this, especially the details about this sandwich. Any idea why Mary has said Elvis got this idea from going on tour? Is she referring to the Fools Gold Loaf? I knew he ate these as a kid.
@@sfmc98 That's a good question.
and I honestly could never figure out why she said that other than that she probably simply was just unaware that the peanut butter banana sandwiches were a snack Elvis had been eating his entire life going all the way back to childhood.
But the fact that Mary seemed to think it was something Elvis picked up while he was on tour, that does maybe add validity to the statements from a number of other people over the years close to Elvis that said in various interviews that the whole peanut-butter-banana sandwich thing with Elvis was blown WAY out of proportion, they said that while Elvis loved to eat them ...it was actually only very rare and only occasional.
(Sort of like how I personally myself, I love cheesecake and I get a strong craving for nothing else on this planet but cheesecake. I might go to the store and buy a whole one then sit around the house one night snacking on it.
But then I might not touch it for months after.
That's more to the reality of Elvis with his peanut butter banana sandwiches.
It wasn't really an every night snack he gorged himself on like so many people and media has overplayed it out to be.
But he did of course love them ).
So I think Mary saying that thinking Elvis came up with that recipe while on tour, it tells us that she really hadn't made those very often for Elvis in those previous years, up until the night Elvis got a craving and ask her to make one.
@@jayviviano109 Yeah that makes sense, especially given the fact that people have said once he got on a kick, he ran it into the ground lol. He had the same thing to eat for days at a time but that doesn't mean it lasted very long.
It's also so funny to me that the audience reaction is so visceral like these don't go together. I've been an Elvis fan all my life so I figured it was a common dish and it is in fact damn good.
How dare y'all laugh at this sweet lady She is being made fun of I'm a hillbilly Stop it Elvis was a treasure
No one was laughing at her. Maybe it was just the voices in your head?
Letterman you have a place in the underworld
@@Violetbunnyfishnah the audience was pretty bad here
Elvis also bought her a house. She seems like such a lovely woman to be around. I can see why Elvis loved having her work for him.
The audience is terrible. So rude. Before anyone blames this on being a NY thing btw (since the show is taped there) I'd just like to say this show had people from all over the Country in the audience. These people just have no manners. I didn't appreciate them laughing at her. I don't see what was so funny? She handled herself with class regardless. Lovely woman and she had a beautiful smile. I see why she was one of Elvis' favorites and I'm glad he seemed to treat her well. You can tell she respected and loved him as well.
Awww bless her. I think Dave was trying to get her to tell everybody that Elvis bought her a house in 1974. Lovely lady.
She’s so sweet. 🙂
The Women Down South always known for good Southern cooking. Awesome meals.
What a beautiful lady ❤️
She's a absolute sweetheart. No wonder Elvis loved her and kept her as his own cook. What I love about her is she didn't gossip about him, that speaks volumes.Because you knew that she could tell alot of stories about Elvis. Very smart and kind lady and thank you for sharing your time and I'm glad that you stayed loyal to Elvis
Wow. She's an amazing person. And her suit was bad! Sparkling so pretty. I'm gonna try that grilled sandwich.
clearly there's a lack of appreciation for toast, pb and bananas.. throw some honey on it.. mmm. once again elvis was ahead of his time..and new york.
She was an amazing person and Elvis trusted and loved her. The audience is ignorant. Food was one of the few pleasures he got in life. He was in such bad health. And had a lot of people who didn’t serve him well. But not her. He bought Mary a house and loved her.
Not surprised the king of rock n roll wanted Mary Jenkins as his personal cook and friend. What a sweetheart
I was born 2 days after this.
That's all the stuff I ate as a kid...my grandma was COUNTRY af 😅😂
Imagine the stories Mrs. Jenkins has!
He also bought her a house
It's beautiful too it has went downhill since but it's still in TN
Yeah it's really pretty too
@@Carolinas_SweetTea Why did you say it still in Tennessee did you expect it to get up and move to a different state? I think that would be impossible
@@BBBYpsi Of course moving to a different state would be impossible. Everyone knows that so that is not what she meant. Carolinas was only saying that "it's still in Tennessee" because she was saying that to say they have not torn it down or nothing has happened to it, that would have damaged it to the point that it isn't there anymore. Anything can happen to a house that can cause it not to be there anymore. ...vandelism, burning down, anything...
#SoSweet!❤God bless her & Elvis both!💕
Bucktooth Letterman will always be a clown .Mr elvis .a handsome man and with Class and heart...
No other celebrity has had every private moment of his life scrutinised so much. From how he slept to if he laughed and what he’d say and how he treated his friends to what he ate . Everyone leeching off him decades after he sadly passed away from the vampires who preyed on him. Letterman’s goal was to humiliate his memory like many others but Mary handled him very well .
You rattle these Ole southern women , God love her
😀😀😀😀😀Bollocks
Wow letterman is so young there and what a treat to have Mary on the show I never saw this thanks for sharing
Mary what a beautiful Lady.
Such a wonderful man, kind and generous.
Mary Jenkins is such a sweet and funny lady. It sounds like she really liked Elvis and she liked working for him. I love her Southern Accent. She is so 😍 cute.
Wow what an awesome sweet lady! I'm glad she was there with Elvis
Good lady she's blessed wish Elvis were still around ❤️
He is, I saw him at the gas station last week.
Beautiful hearted woman
Some rude people in that audience.
Elvis also bought her a house as a gift!
She's awesome and very sweet Lord bless her.. from Newport Beach California...🇺🇲
Love Ms. Mary
Isnt she just the sweetest lady? I saw this when it originally aired. I didn't have PB in the house so I used Nutella instead. But I did not use butter. I just used a grill pan.
Now, 35 years later it's Rudi's Rocky Mountain Sourdough, 1 TB Nutella on each slice, sliced bananas. Then I grill it on my Cuisinart Griddler.
Amazing she she and elvis really shared great time together because wanted it .
Mary's belt was Elvis approved.
Hell Yeah it was!
Elvis...he is EVERYWHERE
ELVIS PRESLEY loved breakfast. He had the best a friendly scence of Humor.
Why are they laughing? She had nothing but respect for her boss and the host was nothing but disrespectful
Right! And nothing was funny! It was annoying!
She's a fine lady i met her in 1998
Was she in Graceland?
That’s a beautiful woman.You can tell she’s got a heart made of gold 🙏❤️
Elvis tu as été un grand artiste avec une voix magnifique et tu étais une belle âme un homme généreux qui aimait son prochain pour toi la couleur d'un homme n'existait pas tu aimais la musique noire tu t'en inspiré et tu chantais si bien le gospel que dire d'autres que dire que tu étais le plus grand tu as emmené quelque chose en ce monde bien souvent tu as donné plus que tu en as reçu repose en paix elvis ainsi que ceux qui ont été bons avec toi je t'aime Elvis
Elvis presley loved southern fried foods a country dinners
Too bad that's what did him in.
He loved his fans, said he wouldn't be where he was without them.
Dang that looks so Good!!!!
No wonder Elvis was the king.
He took care of all the good folk and I’m all shook up!
Sweet woman just loved Elvis you could tell.
I love this woman. I can see why Elvis kept her and treated her well❤️
How can you not love Elvis.
A humble King and one of a kind.