So @mts commented on the Silliness and Food Funnies 2023 thread about the cover of the July/August 2023 Reader’s Digest - the Statue of Liberty holding a dripping chicken drumstick and a bucket of popcorn.
I thought it deserved it’s own thread, so starting it here. HOWEVER, they’re insane if they think “fried clams” are a snack for us in Massachusetts - they’re an entire meal!
And after having pulled out a filling on some NJ salt water taffy when I was growing up, I’m gonna say NO to that being a good snack as well.
As a Philadelphian, it’s hard to argue the soft pretzel with mustard. But I suspect the rest of PA would claim the whoopie pie as their own. I don’t know about Maine, but they are certainly ubiquitous in PA.
ME or PA, I now really want a whoopie pie. I have a friend whose mom made the best homemade pies. Alas, the recipe and\or baking gene were not passed down
For years I received Reader’s Digest in the mail, despite the fact I never subscribed. I must admit, I usually read it. But it stopped arriving and I figured it was done. Now a few months ago I received an e-mail informing me I qualified for a free subscription. Maybe I should have followed up?
Another article written by someone who has never been to anywhere mentioned in this list.
They all google and then repeat the previous stories they found.
And a lot of these aren’t snacks, at least by my definition.
Jerky in Montana? Maybe some go for the gamey Jerky, bu I really think Rocky Mountain Oysters would top the list. Fingers from Idaho? Nah, it has to be something from the potato family! It is a rather interesting dialogue opener, tho.
