Yes, readers, Massachusetts is known for many things - its gorgeous beaches, its almost unduplicatable accent, The midnight ride of Paul Revere, The Berkshires, The Celtics (Basketball was invented here by James Naismith in Springfield, 1891) Ben Affleck and Matt Damon...I could go on. But in my thinking, albeit narrow minded and convoluted, I see Massachusetts as the land of the origination of interesting food items.
MMMMM...FLUFF
In 1917 Archibald Query invented fluff in Somerville Massachusetts. The Fluffernutter was created in Union Square, Somerville.
My mother told me she would be given a whole jar of the creamy stuff and told to wait in the closet until she was done eating it. Harsh precursor to Sesame Street as babysitter. Fluff can not only be eaten out of the jar but can be combined with other food items to create other interesting food items - it's like an interesting food item replicator! There's Rice Krispie treats a.k.a. the Marshmallow Dream Bar at that haughty Starbucks.
And of course no school lunch would be the same without the Fluffernutter, or as we say it, the fluffah nuttah. Also created in Somerville.
There's even a festival called the Fluff Fest each September in Union Square!
But I digress. Can we ignore Boston Creme Pie, the Chocolate Chip (or Tollhouse) Cookie, Graham Crackers, Fig Newtons, Boston Baked Beans, Necco Wafers, Sky Bars, and Cod Cakes as other interesting food items? How about Craisins?
So many interesting food items - so little time. No that's a lie. I've had all the time in the world this winter to indulge in my yearly hibernation and by hibernation I mean eating interesting food items made in Massachusetts. And when I just cant eat those last bites of whatever, I conveniently store them in my Tupperware containers, also invented in Massachusetts by Earl Silas Tupper in 1947!
