Moon pie
A moon pie, or moon pie, is a confection popular in parts of the United States and consists of two round marshmallow- filled graham crackers that are dipped in a flavored topping. The snack is well known in the southern United States , where it is traditionally served with an RC Cola . The traditional moon pie is about 10 cm (four inches ) in diameter. The four main flavors of the coating are chocolate , vanilla , strawberry, and banana .
history
Moon pies were first made by a bakery in Chattanooga on April 29, 1917 . Earl Mitchell Jr. said his father came up with the idea for MoonPies when he asked a Kentucky miner what he would like to have as a snack and the miner asked for graham crackers and marshmallows.
Trivia
Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory is called "Moon pie" by his grandmother.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ MoonPie celebrates 100 years with the "Thank You America" tour salisburypost.com
- ↑ http://moonpie.com/about
- ↑ Moonpie . In: Big Bang Theory Wiki . ( wikia.com [accessed September 27, 2017]).
literature
- David Magee: Moonpie: Biography of an Out-Of-This-World Snack , Jefferson Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0971897489
- Ron Dickson: The Great Moonpie Handbook , Pelican Pub Co La Gretna, 2010, ISBN 978-1589808577