AUGUSTA, Maine — Whoopie pies should be declared Maine's official state dessert before Pennsylvania tries to snap up credit for the tasty chocolate cakes oozing with creamy white frosting, a legislative committee was told Monday.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Paul Davis, R-Sangerville, warned that folks in the Keystone State may try to make a move if Maine lawmakers are unwilling to act. The hearing featured fresh whoopie pies, someone wearing a whoopie costume and even a song praising the product as "a slice of happiness."
While conceding they're a New England tradition, a number of sources trace the original whoopie pie recipe to Amish country in Pennsylvania. Whoopie pie festivals are held in both Maine and Pennsylvania.
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