I found a recipe online the other day and my kids and I are in love with them. Do you eat Whoopie Pies and what flavor combinations do you recommend?
Whoopie Pies are a Philly staple! Chocolate cake and vanilla filling. I have a friend whose mom makes the best ever. (Weâre getting together next weekend . . . how do I hint for a new batch
Thereâs a whole kerfuffle between Pennsylvania and Maine
as to their provenance. Other flavors are listed here: http://www.wickedwhoopies.com
Disliking the basic one, I havenât tried other ones.
Well, that sounds like an opportunity to me.
They are very popular in western PA where they are known as âgobsâ.
Is that were we get âgob smackedâ?
Gob-smacked in Pittsburgh? Its that kind of a townâŚ
In America, gob means an amorphous lump, or a large amount. On the other side of the pond, itâs mouth, and thatâs where gobsmacked originated. âIâm gobsmackedâ = âWell, shut my mouth!â, more or less. Presumably using gob for the baked good refers not to the shape per se, but the fact that although it looks like an Oreo or other cream-filled cookie, itâs much too large to fit into oneâs mouth.