What the Fluff is Marshmallow Creme?

Gastropod

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Science, Food, History, Arts

4.7 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2017

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

If you’re not from New England, you may never have heard of Fluff, or its legendary sandwich-based incarnation, the Fluffernutter. The sticky sweet marshmallow creme was invented exactly one hundred years ago in Somerville, Massachusetts—at the time, the Silicon Valley of candy innovation. To celebrate, we’re diving into the history of the disruptive technologies that led to Fluff’s rise, as well as the secret behind its soft yet sturdy consistency. It’s a story that involves Howard Stern, Fanny Farmer, and the fabulously named Archibald Query—so listen in and join this festival of fluff! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:07.2	And I'm Hoon Lee, but you may know me as Chao on the Max original series War Year, based
0:11.7	on the writings of Bruce Lee.
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1:25.9	See, my response would be because why?
1:36.9	Oh, well, now I understand.
1:39.9	Cynthia, I think we're going to have to do a bit more explaining.
1:42.9	And that is just what we're going to do this episode.
1:44.9	You're listening to Gastropod, the podcast that looks at food through the lens of science
1:45.9	and history.
1:46.9	I'm Cynthia Graber, and I'm Nicola Twilly.
1:47.9	And this episode we are all about fluff.
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