This black and white line-art cartoon depicts a chaotic kitchen scene. A young girl stands precariously on a chair while a boy stands on the floor below, looking up at her as she holds out a piece of bread. The kitchen is in complete disarray, with open cupboards, pots and pans strewn about, and various spills coating the floor. A dog is perched on the counter, further adding to the mayhem.
The composition is filled with messy details: a vacuum cleaner hose snakes across the room, drawers are left pulled open, and splotches of ingredients cover the walls and surfaces. The illustration style is characteristic of editorial cartoons, featuring clean ink lines and expressive, simple character designs. A sense of frantic activity is conveyed through the clutter and the debris scattered across every inch of the floor space.
At the bottom of the frame, the text "And that's how you make a peanut butter sandwich" is printed, providing context for the destructive culinary experiment. The signature "CHENEY" is visible in the lower right corner, confirming the work as a single-panel comic strip.