Fluffernutter
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A fluffernutter is a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow creme. Its name comes from the common use of "Marshmallow Fluff" brand marshmallow creme.[1] It is particularly popular in the Northeastern United States and has been proposed as the official Massachusetts state sandwich.[2]
A fluffernutter is made by spreading peanut butter on a slice of white bread, then spreading an equal amount of marshmallow creme on another slice, and finally combining them together to form a sandwich. Variations of the recipe include wheat bread instead of white, and the addition of bananas, honey, or other ingredients that are compatible with peanut butter.
In June 2006, Massachusetts State Senator Jarrett Barrios gained national attention when he proposed legislation restricting the serving of Fluffernutter sandwiches in public schools. The proposal was widely mocked as an example of trivial and overly intrusive legislation, while Barrios supporters pointed to concerns over the problem of childhood obesity.[3]
"Fluffernutter" is a registered trademark of Durkee-Mower Inc., the maker of "Marshmallow Fluff" brand marshmallow creme. However, Durkee-Mower's US trademark registrations for Fluffernutter cover only ice cream and printed recipes. In 2006, Durkee-Mower sued Williams-Sonoma Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleging that Williams-Sonoma was selling a marshmallow and peanut butter chocolate-covered candy under the "Fluffernutter" name.[4]
Fluffernutter was also the name of a candy briefly produced by the Boyer Brothers candy company.[5]
Reference to Fluffernutter is found in the song "Love You" from the 1970 album Sing for Very Important People by The Free Design and The Lovely Bones, a 2002 novel by Alice Sebold. In the Sopranos episode "For All Debts, Public and Private", Christopher asks his mother to make him a fluffernutter. In Everybody Loves Raymond episode "Ping Pong", Ray eats a Fluffernutter sandwich for good luck before a ping pong game with his father. Also, in the Simpsons episode "Homer's Phobia" (Season 8), Lisa brings a tray of Hi-C and fluffernutters in the room at one point.
[edit] See also
- Comfort food
- Cuisine of New England
- Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
- Archibald Query, inventor of Marshmallow Fluff
[edit] References
- ^ Fluffernutter
- ^ Calloway, LeMont "The war on Fluffernutter escalates in Legislature" Boston Globe, June 21, 2006
- ^ "Can this spread be stopped? Lawmaker wants schools to put a lid on Fluff" McKenna, Philip Boston Globe, June 19, 2006
- ^ Williams-Sonoma sued over 'Fluffernutter', MSNBC, Retrieved December 3, 2008.
- ^ A Sweet Success Recipe Found In Candy Kitchen
