Politics & Government
The Fluffernutter is One Step Closer to Being State’s Official Sandwich
A bill is making its way through the State House.
By Liz Taurasi
Will the Fluffernutter become Massachusetts’ official state sandwich? It sure looks that way.
The bill to designate the local favorite as the official sandwich of the commonwealth was advanced Tuesday by a voice vote during an informal session of the House of Representatives, the Associated Press is reporting.
The bill was filed by former Revere State Rep. Kathi-Anne ReinsteinA Fluffernutter is a peanut butter and Fluff sandwich. Fluff was invented in Somerville, MA in 1917 by Archibald Query right in Somerville’s Union Square.
Last September the local lunchtime favorite made Zagat’s list of 50 Sandwiches, 50 States, which breaks down unique regional sandwiches across the country.
Fluff is celebrated annually at the Fluff Festival in Somerville’s Union Square
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