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40. Mostly a kids' treat.

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 02:23 PM

Mar 2015

Classic was white bread, creamy peanut butter spread on one slice, then marshmallow fluff on the other. Put them together. Creativity points for using chunky peanut butter or adding jelly or bananas.

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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