Archibald Query
| Archibald Query | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joseph Archibald Query December 16, 1873 Montreal, Canada |
| Died |
March 1964 Boston |
| Residence |
79 Ossipee Road Somerville, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Confectioner |
| Known for | invented Marshmallow Fluff |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth M. |
Archibald Query (1873-1964) was a Canadian-born American confectioner, 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 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.[1] When mixed with peanut butter, it is the primary ingredient in a sandwich known as a Fluffernutter.
He was a resident of Somerville, Massachusetts, where he lived on 79 Ossipee Road.
Joseph Archibald Query died in Boston in March, 1964, aged 90. (Massachusetts Death Record)
External links
- What the Fluff? at Union Square Main
- Inventor of the Week at MIT.edu
- Marshmallow Fluff website
See also
References
- ↑ , MIT Inventor of the Week, Retrieved on August 26, 2009