What the Fluff?

Whilst walking in the footsteps of those who brought about American Independence in Boston, USA, we learnt that the Fluffernutter Sandwich was invented there. The American tourists (huzzah! hurrah!) acknowledged the name whilst we English (fie! boo!) were somewhat baffled.

It turns out that the Americans combined peanut butter with fluff (marshmallow cream) and spread both over white sliced bread. This recipe goes back to the early twentieth century when, during World War I, Americans would have one meat-free day and ate the then named Liberty Sandwich. Since then it has been a popular school pack-up in the States, particularly popular in New England.

I can't really imagine it to be nutritious but it can be pimped up by toasting the bread, using wheat-bread or by adding sliced banana and frying (Elvis-style).

The Liberty Sandwich name gave way to the Fluffernutter in the 1960s and was advertised with a catchy tune. There is even a National Fluffernutter Day on October 8th each year.

It may not be healthy, but it is vegetarian.