Year 2, Day 113: It Ain't All Fluff

By now you've all heard about this one. But in case you aren't married to an always-on computer, this from the Associated Press.

Sen. Jarrett Barrios was outraged that his son Nathaniel, a third-grader, was given a Fluffernutter sandwich at the King Open School in Cambridge. He said he plans to file legislation that would ban schools from offering the local delicacy more than once a week as the main meal of the day.

The Democrat said that his amendment to a bill on junk food in schools may seem "a little silly" - but that school nutrition is serious.

His proposal seemed anything but silly to Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein, a Democrat whose district in Revere is near the company that has produced the marshmallow concoction for more than 80 years, Durkee-Mower Inc.

She responded with a proposal to designate the Fluffernutter the "official sandwich of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."

"I'm going to fight to the death for Fluff," Reinstein said.

An aide to Barrios insisted the senator is not anti-Fluff and even plans to co-sponsor Reinstein's bill, although he still believes schools should cut back on Fluffernutters.

"He loves Fluff as much as the next legislator," aide Colin Durrant said.

Fluff has a long history in Massachusetts. The treat was popularized by H. Allen Durkee and Fred L. Mower, who cooked up the concoction in their kitchen at night and sold it door to door during the day.

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I love that the aide felt the need to add "He loves fluff as much as the next legislator." Please everybody, if you're not registered to vote, do so now, so we can throw EVERYBODY in office out of office in the next election.

Breakfast:
3 Slices of Ham
1 Slice Balthazar Bread
1 oz 50% Jalapeno Cheddar

Snack
2 oz 50% Jalapeno Cheddar
6 Stalks Celery
3 tablespoons Super Chunky Peanut Butter

Lunch: Russo's ($4.78)
Red leaf, red onion, red pepper
chicken, chick peas, broccoli, feta

Dinner:
Feta & Spinach Burger
Emily's Cauliflower

I must tell you that Ruby went through at least a year in her life where I was making her fluffernutter sandwiches constantly. After one jar of real fluff I switched to the Whole Foods Vanilla spead. Same ingredients, which are: sugar.

Many people don't know the various tricks involved. You must keep your Fluff at room temperature. If cold, it will be impossible to spread and break the soft bread. Then you will be cursing as your hand will be, like a ventriloquist, through the hole in the bread and you'll probably have fluff on your fingers. This will tempt to you to lick your fingers, but then you'll have to keep licking them because you really can't get the fluff off with one suck, it's a commitment. Don't even start with firm bread or toast— you think it might make the sandwich assembly easier, but your kid won't eat it, unless he or she likes multi-grain bread in case he or she couldn't possibly like fluff, which is essentially cotton candy in a jar that's white. Another thing is that you must you put the peanut butter on first, because it's much easier to clean the peanut butter off the knife and then spread the fluff than the other way around. Lastly, be very careful when you put the pieces together—if they are misaligned you'll never forgive yourself. I'm still kicking myself.