I’m a big fan of fluffernutters, but whenever I’ve mentioned them to people outside of the northeastern US, I’ve gotten strange looks. I was once talking with a group of people who all used the term as a euphemism for farting, which resulted in several smirks when I talked about how much I liked them.
In any case, for the uninitiated, fluffernutters are simply sandwiches made of marshmallow fluff and peanut butter. I didn’t realize it was specific to the area where I grew up until I went elsewhere and found that no one knew what they were.
I also learned about some legislation that threatened to restrict the delicious sandwiches from elementary school.
Thankfully he was ridiculed enough to drop it.
Never heard of them until your post. They do sound good though!
» Comment by Chad D on July 24, 2006 @ 10:04 amChad: They are quite tasty, but unfortunately you can’t find marshmallow fluff in other parts of the US very easily.
I did find that you can purchase tubs of fluff. 3 16oz tubs are about $15. Not too shabby.
» Comment by dan on July 24, 2006 @ 12:05 pmI have only ever heard the term “fluffernutter” as it applies to the sandwich, and not to bodily functions! Ewww…
» Comment by Meredith on July 24, 2006 @ 12:30 pmWell at least you’ve heard of one of them
» Comment by dan on July 24, 2006 @ 2:01 pmYeah, the fluffernutter hub-bub was back here in Massachusetts, and the state legislator makes a good point, that they aren’t the most healthy things to be serving to school kids, what with our issues with childhood obesity and all, but I think legislation, and singling out a funny-sounding sandwhich may have been a bit of a heavy-handed, misplaced way to try to go about it.
But I don’t remember us ever having fluffernutters much as kids. We didn’t have much sugary cereals, never mind a bottle of sugar and fat. Did you become a fan of them sometime later?
» Comment by DaveH on July 25, 2006 @ 9:40 amI don’t remember us having them much as kids, so it wasn’t a frequent indulgence, but I had enough of them at friends’ houses and at school that I became quite fond of them.
» Comment by dan on July 25, 2006 @ 10:04 am[...] Fluffernutter, I’ve only learned of this word just last week, and ever since, I’ve been wanting to try one. What is it? Well, simply put, it’s Marshmallow Fluff and Peanut Butter between a couple of slices of bread. Read the wikipedia entry for a little more insight. [...]
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