I think I've had a pumpkin variant before, it's a good idea. I especially like the cream cheese idea. How about carrot cake whoopie pies with cream cheese filling, though? That would be amazing.
I don't know about the raisins, though. I can't imagine raisin and pumpkin together.
I haven't tried that - but I may get bored and try it over the winter.
And raisins are delicious. They used to be my favorite, before I got into blueberries. Now, obviously, blueberries are my favorite - but I admit my bias!
Also, I'm never gonna admit this again (maybe), but I really, really like prunes.
I figure I can enjoy prunes until I start to look my age. After I look my age, people will think I'm buyin' 'em 'cause I need to poop! Really, I'm buying them because they're delicious.
I'm not sure what a "gob" is, so I'm not sure if they're the same? I suspect you're right, because there was a bit of an ado with regards to various groups of people claiming to have invented them and those groups of people are in Maine and Pennsylvania.
I make my own whoopie pies but I changed the recipe so that they're pumpkin with cream cheese filling.
They are delicious.
Sometimes, I put raisins in 'em.
I don't use the often very often - but I'll make those and I'll also make oatmeal raisin cookies.