A Stitch in Haste

Today's blogging is sponsored by...


...Fluff marshmallow spread, a key component in the ever-popular "Fluffernutter Sandwich" --

Long a staple of playgrounds, after-school snacks, college dorms, and the local diner, a Fluffernutter is a wonderful concoction of Marshmallow Fluff and peanut butter in a delightfully tasty sandwich!

Fluff — perfecting the intricate science of combining "corn syrup, sugar syrup, vanilla flavor, and egg white" for generations!

Pick up some Fluff today — before the nanny-staters ban it:

Massachusetts State Rep. Jarrett Barrios, D-Cambridge, fired the first shot, vowing earlier this week to file an amendment limiting schools to serving Fluffernutters just once a week as the main meal of the day.

Barrios decided to take action after his third-grade son Nathaniel was given a peanut butter and Fluff sandwich at the King Open School in Cambridge. Barrios acknowledged that while "it seems a little silly to have an amendment on Fluff" the issue of school nutrition is serious.

Barrios' amendment seemed anything but silly to Democratic state Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein, D-Revere, whose district is near Lynn, home of Durkee-Mower Inc., the local company that has produced the marshmallow concoction for more than 80 years.

Is there anything better than a knock-down, drag-out brawl between the Politics of the Warm Fuzzy Feeling ("We must protect the children from Fluff!") and the Politics of Pull ("Fluff is a valuable member of the community — and happens to be in my district.") Welcome to the Politics of Fluff.

Now back to our show...

(And since soda in schools is a no-no, be sure to enjoy your Fluffernutter Sandwich with a savory cup of Folgers Coffee — or else the CoffeeLoompas will come after you!)

UPDATE: The anti-Fluff politician has capitulated.