She claimed she planned to "fight to the death for Fluff" and supported legislation that would make the Fluffernutter the official state sandwich. The measure failed, and Reinstein tried again unsuccessfully in 2009. Supporters of the bill cited the sandwich's close association with childhood and Massachusetts. In 2021, Merriam-Webster added the word fluffernutter to its dictionary. In popular culture The term fluffernutter has sometimes been used disparagingly to describe something that lacks substance and has minimal to no cultural value. On the other hand, some writers look on fluffernutters and marshmallow creme as a source of childhood nostalgia and regional pride. The sandwich has close ties to New England and Massachusetts, particularly to Somerville, where Archibald Query invented Marshmallow Fluff, and to Lynn, where Durkee-Mower has produced it for decades. Somerville holds an annual festival called What the Fluff? based around celebrating Marshmallow Fluff and Fluffernutter sandwiches. The festival incorporates music, visual art, games, and a cooking contest based around Fluff and Fluffernutters. In 2011, NASA astronaut Richard Michael Linnehan, who was born in Lowell and ate a fluffernutter while aboard the International Space Station, acted as one of the contest judges. October 8 is National Fluffernutter Day. See also Comfort food Cuisine of New England List of regional dishes of the United States List of sandwiches List of peanut dishes References External links Union Square Fluff Festival Website "Behind the Marshmallow Curtain: A Look Inside Lynn's Marshmallow Fluff Factory" - Boston magazine, September 2014 American sandwiches Brand name confectionery Brands that became generic Marshmallows New England cuisine Peanut butter sandwiches Vegetarian sandwiches