Do you know what whoopee pies are?

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21

I discovered them on a business trip to PA. Someone brought it in along with shoofly pie, and they wanted us all to try it before we left. Ummm, we leave at noon. So I had a Whoopie Pie (and have been told I am still not pronouncing it correctly) and man was that a ton of sugar. I was zinging! No way should that be fed to anyone under the age of 10! :slight_smile:

Edit: I’m from Iowa, and my colleagues at the meeting were from Brussels. I did not get a chance to get their unvarnished opinion, though I would have like to.

22

Yes, South of Boston. I had always assumed most people from New England knew what they were.

23

I live in New Jersey, but I was raised in Boston, and lived for two years in Maine, where Whoopee Pies are the offical state treat.

Of course I know what they are.

24

I just learned about them about a year ago (I’m 35). I had one a couple months ago, and it was all right but nothing special.

25

My wife makes Woopee pies from time to time. Carrot cake woopees, Peanut butter / chocolate woopees, Smores woopees. Mmmmmm. Basically any cake you can think of turned inside out, sort of. Before I met her I had never heard of them and I never ever see them in Virginia. In the south we would probably call that a Moon Pie.

26

Yes, but never had one.
Western, NY

27

Yes, my Amish/Mennonite grandmother made them and got me hooked.

Grew up in northern Indiana; now live in southern Maryland and can find them sold by the Amish that live in the area.

28

Never even heard of it. I’m from Texas btb.

29

No I don’t know what a whoopee pie is and I’m from New Mexico.

30

Either way, you get cream up the middle.

31

The first thing I pictured was Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Creme Pies, so I think I have seen pictures of whoopee pies but have not actually encountered them in the physical world.

32

I’m from Georgia, Kentucky, Florida and South Carolina, and I’ve never heard of them.

33

Nope.

The UK.

34

I’ve been thinking about that since answering the thread. While I can’t be sure, I think the answer is no - I found out about them here in New England.

ETA - I’ve been here since 1993, so it’s all blending together now. Gettin’ old…

35

Yep, I was gonna say…they’re usually not as good as they look, IMO.

I’m 33 and grew up in southeast PA, one county over from Amish country. I’ve known about them all my life, I think. :slight_smile:

36

Yes, and love ‘em. Rule of thumb, if the rack displaying Whoopie Pies isn’t within 10’ from the door of the establishment (usually a gas station) don’t buy one there.

From Boston, but lived in NH for a lot as well. I would guess most folks in New England would have heard of them. They go well with Moxie. (That’s a lie, nothing goes well with Moxie.)

37

Yes. I grew up in Boston.

38

Until this thread I had no idea there were people anywhere who didn’t. I just figured “Wicked Good Whoopie Pies”* was just a company trying to cash in on the eat local trend, not that it was a regional treat. No fluff, no whoopie pies, hot dog buns that can’t be toasted…man, I’m really beginning to feel bad for people who live elsewhere.

  • which sadly are now merely good, not wicked good. I think they changed the recipe this year, with much drier cake being the result. Now I’d even rather buy the store brands than theirs.
39

Yes.

I’m from Philadelphia, Pa. Not far from Amish country… which is where they originated… or so I’ve been told…

40

I know that it’s a sandwich-type thing with cake and frosting on the inside. I didn’t know what they were until I moved to Maine, but now I see them everywhere.