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Help me settle a debate! Fluffernutter - a New England delicacy, or likely to be found anywhere? [View all] MANative Mar 2015 OP

I grew up in Chicago and ate many fluffernutters as a child. City Lights Mar 2015 #1

Thank you! MANative Mar 2015 #2

Same here. I'm pretty sure there were fluffernutter TV commercials in Chicago in the 60's. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2015 #133

Born in Wisconsin--had them there. Moved to North Carolina, and there was a ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #3

On a restaurant menu? How cool is that!? MANative Mar 2015 #6

First you spread, spread, spread, your bread with peanut butter...nt joeybee12 Mar 2015 #4

And then the sticky stuff goes on the other slice! MANative Mar 2015 #11

Add marshmallow fluff and that's a fluffernutter! joeybee12 Mar 2015 #16

I do! Wow - that's a blast from the past! :) MANative Mar 2015 #59

I grew up on fluffernutters but I'm from Mass. I LOVE marshmallow fluff. valerief Mar 2015 #5

Love the fluff, but passionate about... MANative Mar 2015 #12

I've transitioned into an almond butter gal myself. nt valerief Mar 2015 #14

That's great stuff. I also love cashew butter. yummmmm. n/t MANative Mar 2015 #60

Even better than a fluffernutter... Mariana Mar 2015 #136

is that a pornographic term? guillaumeb Mar 2015 #7

I suppose it depends on who's using it on what! MANative Mar 2015 #13

It was originally found and mined in New Hampshire jberryhill Mar 2015 #8

Your knowledge far surpasses my own, friend! I bow to your superiority! MANative Mar 2015 #15

Just kidding - George Washington Carver invented it jberryhill Mar 2015 #152

LOL ;) MANative Mar 2015 #154

omg fluffanutters- made with real fluff :) Marrah_G Mar 2015 #9

My mother would buy the... MANative Mar 2015 #18

Texas - never had one. tammywammy Mar 2015 #10

What about peanut butter/banana sandwiches? Those are good - closeupready Mar 2015 #17

My dad would do that and add bacon. MANative Mar 2015 #23

Bacon for texture, I suppose - and flavor of course, hehe. closeupready Mar 2015 #39

He would put bacon on just about anything! LOL MANative Mar 2015 #61

My mom made peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. Mariana Mar 2015 #138

my recipe guillaumeb Mar 2015 #24

yes, filling and nutritious and cheap - how can you go wrong. closeupready Mar 2015 #41

Oh yes. tammywammy Mar 2015 #29

I imagine that if I were to have one for the first time now, I'd probably hate it. MANative Mar 2015 #21

When I lived in Europe in the early sixties, we waited anxiously for the packages MADem Mar 2015 #19

How cosmopolitan! I love the idea! ;) nt MANative Mar 2015 #26

I'm from NJ and had Fluffernutters as a child. My husband did too and he was born and raised in smokey nj Mar 2015 #20

Ah, NE neighbors! MANative Mar 2015 #31

Me too! thecrow Mar 2015 #98

We always had Marshmallow Fluff in the house. lpbk2713 Mar 2015 #22

From the south coast... MANative Mar 2015 #34

We loved going to the July 4th parade in Hingham as a kid bottomofthehill Mar 2015 #101

They used to have a bonfire on a small island in the harbor. lpbk2713 Mar 2015 #105

Paragon Park... Ineeda Mar 2015 #140

From Philly suburbs. Oh yes, loved them Beaverhausen Mar 2015 #25

And I love Philly cheesesteaks even better than fluffernutters! MANative Mar 2015 #127

Philly burbs here too Freddie Mar 2015 #155

I ate Fluff on peanut butter sandwiches as a child while growing up in Georgia. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #27

Spent part of my childhood in GA while Dad was in the service. I remember the fluff... MANative Mar 2015 #37

I lived in the suburbs of Atlanta. We weren't totally out in the sticks. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #50

Aunt Betty was a rock star, then! MANative Mar 2015 #56

"No! That's not onion rings!" Nt Freddie Mar 2015 #157

LOL - The most overcooked, rubbery excuse for the delicacy ever, that 1st time! MANative Mar 2015 #159

I grew up in Central Florida and the only pizza came out of a box csziggy Mar 2015 #102

Whew! That really makes me feel better. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #108

Add to that - I never heard of a bagel until I went to college! csziggy Mar 2015 #112

Never heard of it. bravenak Mar 2015 #28

That and bread and peanut butter were the ingredients nt karynnj Mar 2015 #33

Mostly a kids' treat. MANative Mar 2015 #40

Maybe my kids might like it. bravenak Mar 2015 #52

They certainly might! Just have to make sure the proportion of fluff to... MANative Mar 2015 #63

You funny! bravenak Mar 2015 #72

I grew up in Maryland. zappaman Mar 2015 #30

I hope you enjoyed it! :) MANative Mar 2015 #43

Very common in 1950/1960 Chicago area - Northern Indiana karynnj Mar 2015 #32

I think you're right about the generational thing, too. MANative Mar 2015 #45

From DE SteveG Mar 2015 #35

Still? We find the fluff in CT, but not widely. :) MANative Mar 2015 #47

Ate them as a child in Colorado (50s/60s).... truebluegreen Mar 2015 #36

Those MA traditions die hard, don't they? MANative Mar 2015 #48

They do. truebluegreen Mar 2015 #106

No. Cleita Mar 2015 #38

Okey dokey! MANative Mar 2015 #49

My son, a sixth generation Californian knows.... Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #42

Cabinet is a totally Rhode Island thing, I think. MANative Mar 2015 #51

'She who Must be Obeyed' occasionally summered in Jamestown Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #73

I'd eat one but cut the fluffer TexasProgresive Mar 2015 #44

Fluff is a love it/hate it thing, I think. MANative Mar 2015 #54

2 things l like that are a love/hate thing are TexasProgresive Mar 2015 #129

Have to agree with you on those two items. MANative Mar 2015 #131

I can remember as a child hearing that Scotch is an aquired taste. TexasProgresive Mar 2015 #132

just found a recipe to make your own fluff Beaverhausen Mar 2015 #46

Probably a lot better-tasting than the jarred stuff! MANative Mar 2015 #66

Don't listen to these other people. They didn't have REAL fluffernutters Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #53

Wonder bread was totally required! MANative Mar 2015 #67

Now that we've got fluffernutter out of the way, let's discuss the chow mein sandwich Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #99

Gotta have Hoo-Mee grasswire Mar 2015 #124

I always buy a couple of packages when I go home to visit my family. MANative Mar 2015 #126

I have never tasted it. grasswire Mar 2015 #146

Well familiar with... MANative Mar 2015 #147

Who could forget when the Hoo Mee factory burned down Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #178

Oh Yes!!! I remember a place in New Bedford, called "Chuck's China Inn"... MANative Mar 2015 #125

I like mine unstrained and plopped on top of a bed of fries Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #179

I must confess that I've never tried it that way! Sounds perfectly decadent. ;) MANative Mar 2015 #180

Isn't that a MY LITTLE PONY character? derby378 Mar 2015 #55

LOL - Perfect!!! MANative Mar 2015 #69

New England thing abelenkpe Mar 2015 #57

Seems to be showing up in pockets. MANative Mar 2015 #71

New Yorker here... choie Mar 2015 #58

Spreading influence from New England. ;) MANative Mar 2015 #75

OK, never thought to ask my dad but maybe you know: truebluegreen Mar 2015 #107

My understanding was always that it was because it was founded by Europeans, but... MANative Mar 2015 #113

I grew up in upstate New York and smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #148

They existed growing up in Michigan gollygee Mar 2015 #62

I love the cat name. I picture a very fuzzed-out kitty!!! MANative Mar 2015 #77

In MN and never heard of it but looked it up and am going to try it out on Easter for great jwirr Mar 2015 #64

You can jazz it up with chunky peanut butter, jelly or jam, or fruit. MANative Mar 2015 #78

We will - thank you. jwirr Mar 2015 #84

Put it on graham crackers. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #94

They all love graham crackers. jwirr Mar 2015 #95

After school snack in my house as a child was graham crackers with: msanthrope Mar 2015 #97

Always had them in NYC brooklynite Mar 2015 #65

Another Northeastern aficionado! MANative Mar 2015 #80

Based on my experience, I'd say it could be found anywhere, but is probably most popular hughee99 Mar 2015 #68

I'd say that's a fair assessment! :) MANative Mar 2015 #81

San Francisco (home of Rice A Roni) Here! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #70

Have to agree with you on the Rice A Roni. So salty! Haven't made it in years. MANative Mar 2015 #82

If you want real rice...eat rice..if you want noodles yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #86

Exactly! MANative Mar 2015 #87

Yum!!! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #91

Never heard of it, but when I saw the name... I just thought of the worst things. Xyzse Mar 2015 #74

I suppose it depends on how one defines "worst" MANative Mar 2015 #83

I guess that's very true. Xyzse Mar 2015 #88

Where's the fun in that? MANative Mar 2015 #90

Probably right, still, I'll be good for now. Xyzse Mar 2015 #92

Texas Android3.14 Mar 2015 #76

Had the advantage of not being subject to spoilage in a lunch bag. We used to... MANative Mar 2015 #85

Native Austinite here... Texasgal Mar 2015 #156

Californian here. Never had one. Probably a good thing. calimary Mar 2015 #79

Definitely not health-conscious food! But, yes, quite tasty in moderation. MANative Mar 2015 #89

On peanut butter you can call me a purist, no jelly, no jam, certainly no fluff, just the peanut Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #93

Me, too. stage left Mar 2015 #111

Depends on the surface (or delivery medium!) for me... MANative Mar 2015 #114

Midwest, I know what it is. tridim Mar 2015 #96

You certainly have a point! It's definitely not part of my diet, other than... MANative Mar 2015 #115

Yea, extreme moderation for stuff like that. tridim Mar 2015 #123

You need Fluff Fluff Fluff to make a Fluffernutter bottomofthehill Mar 2015 #100

Nutella is my guilty pleasure - one jar a year. When it's gone, that it! MANative Mar 2015 #116

From Fall River? bottomofthehill Mar 2015 #167

Dartmouth - close enough! MANative Mar 2015 #168

Thought you would be close to RI bottomofthehill Mar 2015 #170

I bought some Zarex at the Luzo's in New Bedford this summer. They just started making it again... MANative Mar 2015 #171

There's this: surrealAmerican Mar 2015 #103

Wow - blast from the past!! Thanks for sharing! :) MANative Mar 2015 #118

Do we really need another porn thread? BainsBane Mar 2015 #104

LOL - I'll never look at a fluffernutter the same way again! ;) MANative Mar 2015 #119

I've never seen nor eaten a fluffernutter LWolf Mar 2015 #109

You are correct, but your arteries are probably grateful. :) MANative Mar 2015 #120

I never had one until we moved to New York in the late 60's... The_Commonist Mar 2015 #110

That's definitely a new culinary item to me. Wonder if it's similar to... MANative Mar 2015 #121

That sounds good! Freddie Mar 2015 #160

Actually, black olives. The_Commonist Mar 2015 #181

right now I am eating a peanut butter and dill pickle sandwich... grasswire Mar 2015 #117

Another new one for me. Not a huge pickle fan, so I'd probably pass! ;) MANative Mar 2015 #122

What, no mayo ? eppur_se_muova Mar 2015 #174

NO! grasswire Mar 2015 #175

the Flufferbetter olddots Mar 2015 #128

I enjoy each of those individually and in several combinations... MANative Mar 2015 #134

grew up in PA -- had many a fluffernutter in my childhood. magical thyme Mar 2015 #130

I have come to the same conclusion. As another poster noted... MANative Mar 2015 #135

What is that? Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #137

A sandwich made with... MANative Mar 2015 #139

Thanks. Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #141

Yep, I grew up with them! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #142

It seems that many of us did! :) MANative Mar 2015 #144

Call it simply "marshmallow and peanut butter sandwich" in PA. WinkyDink Mar 2015 #143

Have no idea of the origin of the name, but I remember it from being really... MANative Mar 2015 #145

I used to eat them with about a 6-1 ratio of marshmallow creme to p.b.! OMG--Now that I'm remember- WinkyDink Mar 2015 #182

CA: We're aware of what it is, but anybody who fed one to a kid would get side eye. nt LeftyMom Mar 2015 #149

True! Not so much, though, when I was a kid in the 60s. MANative Mar 2015 #150

My neighbo in Nj mainstreetonce Mar 2015 #151

Somebody up-thread has a cat named Fluffernutter! Too funny! :) MANative Mar 2015 #153

Marshmallow Fluff started in my home town, Lynn MA graywarrior Mar 2015 #158

I'll be darned! Even as a born and bred Bay Stater, I did not know that. MANative Mar 2015 #161

Cool, now go have a fluffernutter graywarrior Mar 2015 #169

Don't know what it is, don't think it's native to GA. n/t Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #162

No, but I've learned that it was indeed invented in New England... MANative Mar 2015 #163

Unfortunately I have a virus and my stomach is unsettled. Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #164

Aw, I'm sorry. Hope you feel better soon! MANative Mar 2015 #165

It's actually called "Marshmallow Fluff" Bonobo Mar 2015 #166

Delicacy, the stuff is, well, stuff.. mountain grammy Mar 2015 #172

In Maine, we can get **raspberry** Fluff - yum jpak Mar 2015 #173

Well. laundry_queen Mar 2015 #176

Never had one in New Jersey or New York. Saw stories about banning them from the school cafeteria merrily Mar 2015 #177