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If anyone's planning to be in Lancaster County in mid-September, they're having a Whoopie Pie Festival on the 19th:
Whoopie Pie Festival
September 19
Sample more than 100 varieties of whoopie pies during the most delicious day of the year in Lancaster County! Enjoy a whoopie pie treasure hunt, whoopie pie race, whoopie pie launch, checkers, whoopie yell off, whoopie pie eating contest, or view the largest whoopie pie ever made!
www.whoopiepiefestival.com
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Re: Whoopie Pie Festival
Hi,How did the whoopie get its name? It might have been on here and I missed it. Thanks
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We called these "moon pies" in the South. In Western PA there is a recipe for GOBS that are similar.
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Thanks, Sherrie, yes, I think gobs and whoopie pies are essentially the same thing, but, Moon Pies? Anyone else have any thoughts on that? The moon pie is.....somehow different than a whoopie pie isn't it?
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Yes, Kevin, you are correct in that a moon pie and a whoopie pie are different things (at least here in SW Ohio). A moon pie consists of cake layers, separated by marshmallow creme, all coated with a thin layer of chocolate.
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Doesn't a moon pie have kind of a crispy chocolate wafer over the cake then the marshmallow? I like them but haven't had one in years.
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Yeah, that sounds like what I remember, Cat lover.
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My husband and I attened this event last year. They made a pie that weighed 225lbs. They also have over 100 different kinds of whoopie pie fillings to choose from, they are big enough to be called a meal.
To see a picture go to
http://cu.sungazette.com/photos/index.php?id=1919735
www.sungazette.com
(Sunny Day Adventures)
Our local newspaper has a mascot named Sunny Day ( sort of like Flat Stanley). We took him along.
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Oooooo....that's only a 30 minute drive from my house!!! I wish I could go, but we have a picnic in Maryland that day. What a bummer
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OMG, I might HAVE to go to that one!!! Thanks for sharing!
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hey kevin.....if you get there first, hubby and i want you to save us at least ONE BIG whoopie pie.....we would not miss this for the world. hope to see you there.
jacob and nancy banister
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Omg....that sounds heavenly! I just hope they hold the festival at the top of a hill...that way everyone can just roll their way home ;-)
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LOL!