You can find commercial versions of both whoopie pies (not to be confused with those Southern sweeties, moon pies) and gobs. But Gobs is a trademarked name owned by the Dutch Maid Bakery in Johnstown.
Owner Tim Yost bought the name, the formula and the manufacturing process, from the yellow filling down to the sailor-decorated wrapping ("gob" also is slang for sailor), in 1980 from the nearby Harris-Boyer Bakery as it went out of business.
About five years ago, Mr. Yost closed Dutch Maid's retail store and scaled back his distribution and product line, but he still makes gobs of Gobs. "They're huge here," he said last week, after finishing another run of them.
Dutch Maid Gobs are available at Sheetz stores and other outlets, but Mr. Yost believes the closest to Pittsburgh they are distributed is Blairsville. His wife, Becky, will send you a dozen by mail, for the retail price of 89 cents each plus postage. (They've been doing this for a couple of years via phone, having customers send checks on the honor system, and no one has not sent a check yet).
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