Comments

You must log in or register to comment.

Mphel833 t1_iwe12g2 wrote

What are we discussing?

17

IamSauerKraut t1_iwf6oem wrote

6 whoopies made in NY being sold in Miami for a mere $4.

They must not be any good. Or stale cuz of age.

6

whogivesashart t1_iwe3lq0 wrote

Born in Maine and lived here my whole life. Whoopie Pies aren't that great and I have no problem with them being made somewhere else and sold somewhere else. I mean, Hiram Maxim invented the machine gun and that has kinda gone worldwide.

10

seanmick OP t1_iwe5qy4 wrote

Have you tried a maple one? Had one from the Fryeburg fair. I thought it was amazing.

1

whogivesashart t1_iwe8e5v wrote

Can't be as good as a Dough Boy or Queen and King French fries.

3

66698 t1_iwge15h wrote

You’ve never had a good Whoopie. Dam

1

whogivesashart t1_iwgem3x wrote

I've had hundreds of whoopie pies. Something about the dryness of the cake that makes me dislike them. If I need a glass of something to get it down, I'm out.

1

66698 t1_iwgeodb wrote

100 whoopies and you’ve never had a moist one :/ damn

2

nostlg80s t1_iwe3vgk wrote

I saw some Whoopie Pies a couple weeks ago in Naples, FL. You can also find Fluff, Sea Dog Blueberry and Shipyard PumpkinHead in Publix supermarkets. So many people in Florida are from the North it creates a maker for regional treats.

Other regional foods you can find in South Florida: Fort Lauderdale has a Primanti Brothers a Pittsburgh classic. Naples has a Skyline Chili, which is a Cincinnati thing There's a few Culver's fast food eateries, I understand these are a Wisconsin fav. There's a Nathan's Hot Dog restaurant near Fort Myers.

I'm sure theres several others too

9

mtbsnow t1_iwgntaq wrote

The shipyard/seadog beers in Florida are brewed at a contract brewery in Orlando. Also a few sea dog restaurants around down there. I always see allagash white on tap and at the ABC down there.

2

nostlg80s t1_iwixvww wrote

No kidding,.I wasn't aware of that. I haven't seen a sea dog.

2

mtbsnow t1_iwj2wub wrote

I know of Sea dog in Orlando and treasure island, so I assume there's more.

2

smibrandon t1_iwijhin wrote

Apparently Wawa is in Florida (a Pennsylvania regional gas/convenience store most comparable to Irving)

2

nostlg80s t1_iwiy5xw wrote

Yes....first wintered down here in 2014, Wawa was around the Orlando area..Started seeing them pop up in south Florida the past 3-4 years

2

Bywater t1_iwe2ckz wrote

I'd eat it.

5

16F4 t1_iwe7und wrote

Not really a Maine thing. More of an Amish thing, I thought. All the Amish markets here in Maryland have them. Although the best whoopie pie I ever had I bought at a Maine craft fair from a company called “Forever Whoopies”. They also had gluten-free ones for the same price as regular.

4

yupuhoh t1_iwe8ftr wrote

It is a Maine thing. They were first sold in Maine.

3

16F4 t1_iwe9uw6 wrote

Sorry, no. The Amish communities of Pennsylvania made them first. Similar confections can be traced back to medieval Germany.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoopie_pie

http://www.amishreader.com/2012/08/17/whoopie-pie-history-recipe/

4

yupuhoh t1_iwea9ay wrote

Sold, not made. First commercially sold in Lewiston Maine.

3

16F4 t1_iwebm1t wrote

Again, no. Several places claim to have started selling them around the same time as Labadies did in Lewiston. The Amish claim to have been selling them in road side stands since the 1890s. You go to the larger communities of Lancaster, PA, as well as the smaller ones around Johnstown, PA and they’ll fill you in on the history.

That being said, there are lots of good whoopie pies in Maine. Certainly the best I’ve ever had outside of Amish-made ones, but that is of course a personal preference.

4

yupuhoh t1_iwec4hg wrote

Not gonna argue about whoopie pies. I don't even eat the fckn things. But your links say one thing. The link you find when you Google it says first sold COMMERCIALLY in Lewiston in 1925. Road side stands don't qualify as commercial business last I checked. If you disagree with Google then please contact them

1

16F4 t1_iwedlg0 wrote

You in fact do want to argue because you started the argument. So, let’s correct your comments:

  1. Google says, “Labadie's Bakery in Lewiston, Maine has been making the confection since 1925.” No mention made that is was the first commercially sold whoopie pie. Google also goes on to write, “The now-defunct Berwick Cake Company of Roxbury, Massachusetts was selling "Whoopee Pies" as early as the 1920s, but officially branded the Whoopee Pie in 1928 to great success.” So, some controversy there.

  2. Road side stands, and craft fairs, do qualify as commercial business last I checked. Because the IRS checks. More that $600 sales and you get a 1099. That makes it a commercial sale as far as the government is concerned. But more generally when you make a product and you get money for it, it’s a commercial sale.

7

IamSauerKraut t1_iwf767m wrote

The Amish, and Amish-lite aka Mennonite, pay sales tax so most certainly qualify as commercial businesses. But it's not just the Amish who have sold whoopies for decades; entirety of PA Dutch have, and have been doing so since before 1890. Gettysburgians will tell stories of whoopies present on the battlefield in 1863. 20th Maine did not bring them there.

2

16F4 t1_iwf8w33 wrote

But maybe they brought them back?😉

1

yupuhoh t1_iwefj43 wrote

−1

JStengah t1_iwemvmg wrote

That's moving the goalpost though. You initially said they were first sold in Maine, then later changed to commercially sold. It doesn’t really matter who sold it first though, as none of the various claimants actually invented it so much as they started producing and selling something that already existed.

2

muthermcreedeux t1_iwgcgv3 wrote

The Whoopie Pie was first made to sell by Labadie's Bakery in Lewiston in 1925.

https://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcookies.html#whoopiepies

On a side note I will say I have not liked any of the commercially sold Whoopie pies in Maine except from Labadie's, and Bisson's Center Store in Phippsburg. Both of those taste like my mom's homemade whoopie pies, not cake patties with frosting, which is how most taste to me.

2

16F4 t1_iwgepap wrote

Try the ones you see at smaller venues (craft fairs and holiday fairs). Some of the cottage industry booths have really good ones. My favorites are made by “Forever Whoopies” I found at a couple craft fairs and the Whoopie Pie Festival.

2

Majestic-Feedback541 t1_iwe2s1u wrote

Ok?

3

seanmick OP t1_iwe3ozx wrote

Thought it was a Maine thing and found it odd seeing them here. Some families I know in Maine guard recipes, or so they claim. Thought NY was trying to steal some thunder. I'll just delete this. This is exhausting.

0

iamanitwit t1_iwefuzy wrote

Probably for the best. We’ve all had a long Monday.

1

seanmick OP t1_iwejdoq wrote

Decide against it. I like reading what others say about it. Surprised to know it has been claimed they're Pennsylvania dutch origins as well.

1

zoolilba t1_iwe67h7 wrote

NEW YORK CITY?!

3

seanmick OP t1_iwe7k7l wrote

Nope. Long Island. Freeport, specifically.

1

CDawgbmmrgr2 t1_iwe2nrn wrote

These are sold in many states

2

seanmick OP t1_iwe2udr wrote

First time seeing them outside of Maine. Never knew they had roots elsewhere.

1

New_Sun6390 t1_iwebmgf wrote

>First time seeing them outside of Maine. Never knew they had roots elsewhere.

WHAT?????? They didn't set up a barricade on the Piscataqua River Bridge to keep them from escaping the Pine Tree State?

THE HUMANITY!!! Call the treat police!!!

2

CDawgbmmrgr2 t1_iwe2z1c wrote

I’ve seen em in CT and MA. I guess I can’t say for sure they’re everywhere. Maybe just close to Maine if that’s the jist of the post

1

IamSauerKraut t1_iwf7b4p wrote

I've seen them in NC and TN and OH, and everywhere between there and ME.

CO, also.

1

yupuhoh t1_iwe8jtr wrote

They didn't have roots. People left the state and brought the roots with them because they are so liked

1

yupuhoh t1_iwe7x2t wrote

Cheaper than up here

2

Consularis90 t1_iwe90eu wrote

I think Pennsylvania Amish also have a claim to the origin.

2

gerise t1_iwedcn1 wrote

Pennsylvania Dutch Country also claims whoopie pies.

2

No-Lawfulness-770 t1_iwegp5r wrote

They are everywhere in Maine and i never saw them in my 47 years of living in New york.

2

seanmick OP t1_iwejn97 wrote

Yes! That's what I'm saying! Never, ever heard of them outside of Maine. I even bring it up once in a while out of state and no one knows what I'm talking about.

0

jarnhestur t1_iwgm6sa wrote

I’m sure they taste like they are from New York. I’ll give you $4 to keep them away from me.

2

Massive_Fault9013 t1_iwe179s wrote

Yeah, it's not really a "Maine" thing - we just don't have much else to crow about. And who doesn't love 'em regardless of their regional name.

Perhaps if Maine wanted sell something truly unique we could get the Lobstermen's Association to donate their floating poly ropes to kill whales around the whole world?

1

yupuhoh t1_iwe84z3 wrote

It was a "Maine" thing though lol.

1

seanmick OP t1_iwe2nsl wrote

Huh. I thought they were a Maine exclusive somehow. I bought em anyway.

0

bugdude666 t1_iwe8n3v wrote

Meh. If they taste good, then cool. I’m not too attached to whoopie pies

1

Technical-Role-4346 t1_iwedukd wrote

Phew! I expected an argument about who makes the best ones, and which filling is correct.

1

iamanitwit t1_iwefqna wrote

I enjoy Shaker Ponds Whoopie Pie ice cream.

1

Not_A_Handy_Man t1_iwekk8y wrote

As long as it wasn't accompanied by a Needham.

1

DidDunMegasploded t1_iwev3hl wrote

I don't think whoopie pies are Maine-exclusive. We love them, and they're a beloved food here, but they aren't Maine-exclusive. Hell, the people that make these whoopie pies are based in IA.

That being said, I was never a fan of whoopie pies.

1

DirtyD0nut t1_iwfnetw wrote

🚫🙅‍♀️👎

1

waffles2go2 t1_iwhdrh9 wrote

I-95 runs drugs and whoopie pies from Maine to Miami...

1

WhiskyIsMyYoga t1_iwi5h38 wrote

$4.99 for six stale whoopie pies from NY is not a “surprisingly low price”

1

MuleGrass t1_iwig0a8 wrote

Pretty sure the cutoff sign on the left says “committed crime”

1