Kathi-Anne Reinstein planned to file a bill that would make the fluffernutter the official sandwich of Massachusetts. Marshmallow creme is also a traditional confection in Arabic cuisine, where it is commonly referred to as soapwort meringue (). The original recipe is based on soapwort (roots of Saponaria officinalis) or roots of the marshmallow plant, but modern commercial varieties are nearly identical to marshmallow creme manufactured in North America. It was mentioned in a tenth-century Arabic cookbook, Kitab al-Ṭabīḫ (The Book of Dishes) by Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq. See also List of spreads Meringue References Further reading The Marshmallow Fluff Cookbook: More than 110 Real Recipes for Serious Fluffernuts with Justin Schwartz, Philadelphia: Running Press, 2004. . External links Marshmallow Fluff homepage What the Fluff? A Tribute to Union Square Invention – festival honoring Archibald Query and Marshmallow Fluff The Velveteen Lounge Kitsch-en Celebrates National Fluffernutter Day American desserts American confectionery Marshmallows Spreads (food)