Whoopie Pies
Apparently, back in October when I made pumpkin whoopie pies for the girls’ Halloween party, I was part of a trend sweeping the nation! The NYT recently featured a piece on the moment of the whoopie pie, comparing it to the rise of the cupcake and includes the adjective “whoopie-esque,” which I imagine gave the reporter a few giggles. In Pennsylvania, you can even be crowned a Whoopie Pie Queen, but they are most beloved in Maine.
The NYT thinks it’s indicative of people returning to treats and small comforts in harsh economic times, rather like Shirley Temple’s skyrocket to popularity during the Great Depression. The ladies at Jezebel are skeptical. But are there really people out there surprised to hear that people enjoy treats and the flavors of our childhood? Sure, maybe you don’t miss every single thing your family cooked, but foods like peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches, hot chocolate, grilled cheese sandwiches, cupcakes or whoopie pies– they’re certainly favorites in my culinary rotation, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I know they’re all full of carbs, fats and sugar, but can fifty million carb-fats-and-sugar fans be entirely wrong?
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