Fluffernutter

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Fluffernutter before folding

A Fluffernutter is a sandwich consisting of white bread with peanut butter and marshmallow cream (fluff) . It is particularly common in the New England states of the United States and is particularly popular with high school students.

Characteristics and consumers

  • Fluff before the spread

  • Peanut butter before the spread

The preferred bread for a Fluffernutter is the white bread. The sandwich is named after the Massachusetts marshmallow fluff , but can also be prepared with any other marshmallow cream. For a long time, the fluff glasses had the Fluffernutter recipe on the back. The Lynn Town Museum , where the Marshmallow Fluff is made, sells I'm a Fluffernutter t-shirts .

Fluffernutter is best known as a school sandwich that children fight for against their often reluctant parents.

Actions and consequences

In 2006, Fluffernutter sparked political turmoil in Massachusetts when Jarrett Barrios , Massachusetts Senator, wanted to restrict Fluffernutter as part of school-distributed food. According to Barrios' bill, schools should only serve the sandwich once a week. This led to strong reactions. Barrios was publicly criticized and had to state that, like other Massachusetts citizens, he likes to eat fluffernutter privately. Following Barrios' proposal, Marshmallow Fluff sales increased significantly. Kathi-Anne Reinstein , representative for the Lynn district , where the marshmallow fluff is made, even wanted to have fluffernutter declared the official state sandwich of Massachusetts.

In 2009, as a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts, Kathi-Anne Reinstein made a second attempt to establish the Fluffernutter as the official state sandwich of Massachusetts. She justified her move by stating that the sandwich was a local product and also contained a lot of protein . Massachusetts also has the official chocolate chip state biscuit , the Boston cream pie state dessert and the Boston cream state donut .

Variation and distribution

Fluff feed consumption is almost entirely limited to New England: the majority of marshmallow fluff is sold in New England and New York State. For a few years now, there has also been a Fluffernutter ice cream that combines the taste of peanut and marshmallow.

Web links

Commons : Fluffernutter  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clara Silverstein: Marshmallow Fluff in: Andrew F. Smith (Ed.): The Oxford companion to American food and drink Oxford University Press, 2007 ISBN 0-19-530796-8 p. 367
  2. ^ David Mansour: From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005 ISBN 0-7407-9307-1 p. 162
  3. ↑ Lisa Guerriero: Lynn Museum has friends in Fluffy places  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / blogs.wickedlocal.com   , North of Boston Blog, July 12, 2011
  4. ↑ Jill O'Connor, Leigh Beisch: Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth Chronicle Books, 2007 ISBN 0-8118-5566-X
  5. ^ A b Andrew Ryan: Marshmallow Fluff the focus of sticky debate Seattle Times / AP June 26, 2006
  6. ↑ a b Jack Nicas: Gooey treat Fluffernutter proposed as official state sandwich , Boston Globe, September 23, 2009
  7. ^ A b Ted Clarke, Theodore G. Clarke: Boston curiosities: a history of Beantown barons, molasses mayhem, polemic patriots and the fluff in between The History Press, 2008 ISBN 1-59629-580-5 p. 106
  8. ↑ http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2