Marshmallow creme

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Marshmallow creme is a uniquely American food item. It is a very sweet, spreadable, marshmallow-like confection and is popular amongst young children.

One popular brand of marshmallow creme, sold principally in the Northeastern United States, is Marshmallow Fluff, which was invented in 1917 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Archibald Query and sold door-to-door.

Marshmallow Fluff and peanut butter are the fillings of a sandwich, the Fluffernutter, which is popular among young children.

According to a recent Boston Globe article, Massachusetts Senator Jarrett T. Barrios was proposing a restriction on the number of weekly servings of Marshmallow Fluff (Fluffernutter) sandwiches in the form of an amendment to a bill that will limit junk food in schools. He later dropped the proposal due to ridicule about it.

However, State Representative Kathi-Anne Reinstein plans to file a bill that would make the Fluffernutter the official sandwich of Massachusetts.

External links

References

The Marshmallow Fluff Cookbook: More than 110 Real Recipes for Serious Fluffernuts with Justin Schwartz, Philadelphia: Running Press, 2004. ISBN 0-7624-1833-8.

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