The simple sandwich, made with just three ingredients, is a staple in our region but is virtually unknown elsewhere.
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The fluffernutterâs origins trace to Melrose, Massachusetts, where Emma Curtis published a recipe for a peanut butter and marshmallow creme sandwich called the âLiberty Sandwichâ in 1918.
The recipe promoted her familyâs Snowflake Marshmallow Creme and used oat or barley bread during World War I, when Americans were encouraged to conserve wheat and meat.
In 1960, an advertising agency working for Fluff manufacturer Durkee-Mower coined the name âFluffernutterâ to help market the peanut butter and marshmallow combination…