A Fluff Piece Story aired: Monday, October 02, 2006
A staple in the diets of generations of kids, especially in the Northeast, Fluff is a pure white, sticky goo made of marshmallows and other ingredients that we don't have the time or the required degree in chemistry to mention here. And its nutritional value? Well, let's just say you won't find it on the counter at your local health food store. And because of that Fluff has become something of a controversial condiment.
A state senator in Massachusetts wants to ban fluff from public school cafeterias, saying it contributes to childhood obesity.
Another lawmaker wants to make fluffernutters the official state sandwich. The concoction was -- after all -- invented in Somerville, Massachusetts back in 1917.
This past weekend, in spite of the political curfluffle, a group of artists, bakers and fluff fans gathered in Somerville to celebrate Fluff.
Guests:
Kevin Donovan
SPECIAL FEATURE:
View photos from the What the Fluff?! Festival
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