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MOONPIES, MOON PIE
MoonPies (marshmallow between 2 chocolate covered Graham crackers) were introduced in 1917 by the Chattanooga Bakery in Tennessee. They supposedly developed the MoonPie to sell to Appalachian coal miners as a snack.
There is a 'RC Cola and MoonPie Festival held each year in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.