Cupcakes have been the dessert that's taken over by storm in the past few years, and now the NYTimes is reporting on another confectionary uprising: the whoopie pie. It's been around forever and as of late has been popping up in a steadily increasing number of bakeries, restaurants and grocery stores in both its original form and in a wide range of varieties. The article also offers some history on the whoopie pie, which has particularly strong ties to both Pennsylvania and Maine:
"Food historians believe whoopie pies originated in Pennsylvania, where they
were baked by Amish women and put in farmers’ lunchboxes. Tired from a morning’s work, the farmers purportedly would shout 'Whoopie!' if they discovered one of
the desserts in their lunch pails..."
A pretty cheesy anecdote, but it's nonetheless always interesting to learn about the origins of a provision. Delectable? Yes. Popular? Sure... but enough so to challenge the thus-far dominant cupcake? I'm doubtful, but we shall see.
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