In 1917, Archibald Query invented Marshmallow Fluff, a special formula of marshmallow creme. Query developed the recipe in his kitchen, initially selling it door-to-door. With the advent of World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 there were serious shortages of sugar, one of the basic ingredients. With his business faltering, Query sold the rights to his recipe to the candymakers H. Allen Durkee and Fred Mower. When mixed with peanut butter

Peanut butter

Peanut butter is a food paste made primarily from ground dry roasted peanuts, popular in North America, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and parts of Asia, particularly the Philippines and Indonesia. It is mainly used as a sandwich spread, sometimes in combination as in the peanut butter and jelly...

, it is the primary ingredient in a sandwich known as a Fluffernutter

Fluffernutter

A fluffernutter is a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow creme. Its name comes from the common use of "Marshmallow Fluff" brand marshmallow creme...

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He was a resident of Somerville, MA.

External links

• What the Fluff? festival in Somerville, MA, honoring Query and Marshmallow Fluff. Accessed May 22, 2007
• Inventor of the Week from MIT website. Accessed May 22, 2007
• Marshmallow Fluff website. Accessed February 5, 2009