Photo of the Day: What The Fluff Festival
The What the Fluff Festival, a celebration of Marshmallow Fluff in its birthplace of Somerville, Massachusetts, brings new meaning to WTF. On Saturday, Fluff enthusiasts piled into the town's Union Square to listen to Fluff-themed poetry slams, sample Fluff-bearing foods, and play games like "Fluff, Knife, Bread" (a modified version of Rock, Paper, Scissors). This year, you could even follow the festival on Twitter (@FluffFestival).
The tradition all started four years ago when the gooey white stuff was receiving some negative press. A bill was proposed to limit the number of times a week school cafeterias could serve the "unhealthy" Fluffernutters, a regional sandwich favorite combining the joys of Fluff with peanut butter. In response, Mimi Graney created an event to promote Fluff advocacy. This year's showing was especially passionate since the Fluffernutter may soon become the state's official sandwich.
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4 Comments:
I have great memories of fluff slathered bread flying across the cafeteria when I was in high school. We wore blazers at my high school and the fluff did not come off to easy. My mother never bought fluff so I did not know anything about it just that it was like epoxy.
JerzeeTomato at 5:35PM on 09/28/09
My bagged lunches in elementary school were always a study in contrasts. I'd have a small tupperware container of pepperoncini peppers and very often a Fluffernutter....the latter always being the more 'trade-able' item!
juliebugsmama at 8:10AM on 09/29/09
I always have a secret stash of Fluff hidden somewhere in my house. My husband and son are not privy to my Fluff.
Trilby at 11:27AM on 09/29/09
I have always been intrigued by the rare raspberry and strawberry versions that are also available, but have a hard time justifying a whole jar if I don't like the taste.
Also, on a non-eating note, Fluff also makes a great adhesive for Halloween makeup special effects pieces if you are allergic to spirit gum glue. Just put a thin layer down and press on. It stays fairly pliable and actually flexes with your skin a bit. Plus it washes off easily.
tshoward74 at 12:22PM on 09/29/09