It should come as no surprise that the state sandwich of Massachusetts (home of the Freedom Trail and the countries oldest current ballpark) comes with a prideful historical past. What may come as a surprise is that the sandwich is not a lobster roll or any variation of fried seafood. It is not Irish nor does it use Sam Adams as an ingredient. Nope, the state sandwich of Massachusetts is everyone's favorite childhood lunch, The Fluffernutter. The term "fluffernutter" was created by an advertising agency in 1960 as a more effective way to market the sandwich but the term has been used disparagingly more recently to describe something that lacks substance and has minimal to no cultural value. Well, if that were the case then why do Fluffernutters get their own day (October 8th)? The sandwich came to be in the early 20th century when Amory and Emma Curtis of Melrose, Mass invented Snowflake Marshmellow Creme in 1913. During World War 1, Emma Curtis published a recipe for "The Liberty Sandwich," which consisted of peanut butter and marshmallow creme on bread, and since then, this war-time, simple, punch of peanut buttery flavor has been served at schools in New England for what may be an eternity. In 2006, Massachusetts State Senator Jarrett Barrios attempted to ban Massachusetts schools from serving Fluffernutters for lunch. Not only did the bill fail epically, but Barrios lost his state senate seat and never returned to politics proving once again that if you try to enforce rules on sugar in Massachusetts you will suffer the consequences (see: Sugar Act of 1764).
White Bread
Peanut Butter
Marshmallow Fluff
1. Spread peanut butter on one side of white bread.
2. Spread marshmallow fluff on the other side of bread.
3. Bring the bread together.
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