Get Fluffed

This weekend is the annual "What the Fluff?" festival in Somerville's Union Square. I have yet to attend this fine event, but as a lifelong Fluff lover, I feel a near-irresistible urge to go, so I'm getting my act together this year.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Fluff, it's a thick, marshmallowish spread that was invented in 1917 in Union Square. It's used in many recipes, but is perhaps best known and best loved as a sandwich companion to peanut butter, which is known as a Fluffernutter. It's most definitely a New England thing. In my experience, people from other parts of the country are often (needlessly) scared of Fluff.

The festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 27th from 4 to 7 PM. Of course, this being New England, we're supposedly in for some stormy weather over the next couple of days. The organizers have yet to decide whether or not to move the Fluffage to its rain date, Sunday the 28th. They say they are going to watch the forecasts and decide on Friday, so check that link tomorrow for the updated info.