Jana’s Cupboard, in Jefforsonville, Vermont, makes some of the best whoopie pies anywhere. They closely resemble a chocolate-colored softball with a white stripe. Yum.
Yes, born in Upstate NY, now living in SC.
Yes, fabulously sweet and yummy. The closest thing I can think of to describe them is a Hostess Suzy Q.
Yes indeed. Also south of Boston, though I’ve only been here 14 years. For some reason I’m preferential toward the ones they sell at Olde Sturbridge Village.
Yes. I’m in Upstate New York. The best ones come from Mennonite bakers. I’ll be getting some at Windmill Farm & Craft Market in Penn Yann next Saturday.
Yes. North East England.
I first found out what they were a couple of years ago on a message board (possibly right here), but I’ve since seen that Asda supermarkets sell them here (or did a few months ago – I haven’t checked lately). Never had one.
I first heard of them maybe ten years ago, when a BBQ joint here in KY was selling them. It’s all moon pie territory in these parts.
Yep, it’s a moon pie. We’re in the FL panhandle that oddly enough has a Cajun influence. Mardi Gras is a big deal here. At Christmas everybody decorates with green and gold—maybe a little red stuff, which gets replaced with purple for the upcoming “real” party. lol (Now, if we were still in TN you’d have to drink a yaller dope with one of those things.) Oh! They’re thrown from the floats along with the beads.
A moon pie is a different thing. Growing up in Texas we ate moon pies and drank RC Cola (sans peanuts for me, thanks), and that had a graham cracker crust.
The definitive proof, if you must, is that throwing a New England whoopie pie from a New Orleans balcony would create a real mess…it would be the equivalent of throwing a fistful of cake.
I do and I’m from Ohio, but I didn’t learn about them there.
I had a coworker, here in Florida, who came from a Mennonite family (most of whom are in Iowa). She brought Whoopie Pies to several work potluck events. She even froze one for me (I like candy and treats like that frozen). They are delicious.
While the word Pie is usually meant to describe cow excrement, in certain circles it sometimes means a particular type of dessert.
Graham cracker != cake
Marshmallow != frosting
Dipped in chocolate != Not dipped in chocolate
But aside from the only three ingredients being completely different, yep, they’re identical.
Moonpies are eaten with RC Cola != Whoopie Pies eaten with Moxie
(Actually, that’s not true, Moxie is awful. But by gum it’s from Maine)
Can you put peanuts in Moxie?
Grew up in Washington state, 2 years in Hawaii, 13 years in northern California.
Yes, I know what they are but I’ve never seen one in person.
Anything you do to Moxie can’t help but improve the taste. It really is awful stuff.
I know. I tried it once about 25 years ago. I’m still trying to get the taste out of my mouth.
Central PA, and of course I know what they are. Doesn’t everybody?
Never heard of them here in Texas.
I was wondering about them being a Mennonite thing (my mom is Mennonite, and I’ve never heard of them), so I looked in my Mennonite cookbook. Well, what do you know - they’re not called Whoopee Pies, but there is a recipe for something that sounds similar (called Oreo Cookies) - two flattened balls of cake, with icing in between them.