What's In A Team Name: Fluffernutter

Ah, Fluffernutters... there are many who say you haven't really lived until you've taken a bite out of one of these distinctly American treats!

Long a staple of playgrounds, after-school snacks, college dorms, and the local diner, a Fluffernutter is a wonderful concoction of Marshmallow Fluff and peanut butter in a delightfully tasty sandwich!

WHAT IS A FLUFFERNUTTER?

A fluffernutter is a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow creme. Its name comes from the common use of "Marshmallow Fluff" brand marshmallow creme. It is particularly popular in the Northeastern United States and has been proposed as the official Massachusettsstate sandwich.

A fluffernutter is made by spreading peanut butter on a slice of white bread, then spreading an equal amount of some kind of marshmallow (small, large or cream) on another slice, and finally combining them together to form a sandwich. Variations of the recipe include wheat breadinstead of white, and the addition of bananas, honey, or other ingredients that are compatible with peanut butter.

FLUFFERNUTTER IN POP CULTURE

References to Fluffernutter are found in the songs "Love You" (from the 1970 album Sing for Very Important People by The Free Design) and "Bad Babysitter" (from the 2001 album Princess Superstar Is by Princess Superstar).

In literature, Fluffernutter is mentioned in The Lovely Bones, a 2002 novel by Alice Sebold.

Fluffernutter is also referenced in several television show episodes: In the Sopranos episode "For All Debts, Public and Private", Christopher asks his mother to make him a fluffernutter. In the Everybody Loves Raymond episode "Ping Pong", Ray eats a fluffernutter sandwich for good luck before a ping pong game with his father. In the OZ episode "A Day in the Death", Cyril requests a fluffernutter sandwich for his last meal. In the The Office episode "Sabre", David Wallace is preparing a fluffernutter sandwich when Michael visits him at home. The Simpsons also referenced this sandwich in the episode, "Homer's Phobia" from 1997 when Lisa enters the room announcing that she has "Hi-C and Fluffernutters" to eat.