Did you know that Moon Pies originated, and are still made in Chattanooga today?
Being from the northeast, I had never heard of a Moon Pie before moving to Chattanooga.
According to Moonpie.com, “It all began in 1917 when a KY coal miner asked our traveling salesman for a snack “as big as the moon.” Earl Mitchell reported back and the bakery obliged with a tasty treat aptly named MoonPie. It was filling, fit in the lunch pail and the coal miners loved it. The rest, as they say, is history.”
A Moon Pie consists of two graham crackers with a marshmallow filling and is covered in a flavored coating.
The flavors are chocolate (the original) vanilla, strawberry, salted caramel and banana.
There is a Moon Pie General Store in Chattanooga, where you can buy Moon Pie anything: clothing, mugs, magnets, bumper stickers, Moon Pie ice cream, and of course the Moon Pies themselves.
When Derek and I were at the General Store this weekend, they were selling a new limited edition coconut flavor.
The Moon Pies come in different sizes. Regular (which is about the size of your palm), mini, and double decker.
I do not have much of a sweet tooth, so the minis are perfect for me. When we first moved to Chattanooga, I tried the chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavors. I prefer the chocolate.
When we first moved to Chattanooga, I remember noticing the Moon Pies in all of the grocery stores, and thinking about how different that was.
Have you ever had a Moon Pie? Which one is your favorite?