Whoopie Pies Are Having Their Moment
Posted by tom | Apr 13, 2009Now that it's after Easter, time to share my joy in reading Whoopie! Cookie, Pie or Cake, It's Having Its Moment (by Micheline Maynard, NY Times, 3/18/2009). Whoopie pies are one of my favorite desserts and periodic pumpkin whoopie pies are quite a treat. How about this assessment of real whoopie pies?
Many of the whoopie pies sold in Maine come sheathed in plastic wrap. Generally sold for less than $2, they can be found stacked next to cash registers, the dry cake growing moister by the hour. “If you peel the Saran off and half the cookie doesn’t come away, it’s not a real whoopie pie,” Ms. Oliver said.
Note: Check out the accompanying recipe, another on-line recipe at PA Dutch Country Blog.
