Archibald Query (1873–1964) was a Canadian-born American
confectioner
Confectionery is the art of making confections, or sweet foods. Confections are items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates, although exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confections are divided into two broad and somewh ...
, who invented
Marshmallow Fluff, a special formula of marshmallow cream, in 1917.
Biography
Query developed the recipe in his kitchen, initially selling his marshmallow fluff door-to-door. With the advent of
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
there were serious shortages of sugar, one of the basic ingredients in his recipe. With his business faltering, Query sold his formula to two partner candymakers H. Allen Durkee and Fred Mower.
MIT Inventor of the Week, Retrieved on August 26, 2009 When mixed with peanut butter
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, it is the primary ingredient in a sandwich known as a Fluffernutter
A fluffernutter (also called a "peanut butter and marshmallow sandwich", "peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich", or "peanut butter and marshmallow stuff sandwich") is a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow creme usually serv ...
.
He was a resident of Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville ( ) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 81, ...
, where he lived at 106 Bromfield Road.
Joseph Archibald Query died in Boston in 1964, at the age of 90.
See also
* Marshmallow Fluff
References
External links
Inventor of the Week
at MIT.edu
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1873 births
1963 deaths
20th-century American inventors
People from Montreal
People from Somerville, Massachusetts
Vermont Academy alumni
Canadian emigrants to the United States