Can of hairspray part of senators' Super Bowl wager

Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin are putting a can of hairspray — along with a bunch of other locally produced products — behind their support for their fave football team.

The Maryland Democrats are taking on their colleagues from California in a Super Bowl wager. In a Monday letter to Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, Mikulski and Cardin say they have no doubt which team will be victorious in Sunday’s match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. 

“We’re so confident in our Ravens that we’re willing to wager a world-class feast,” the political pair write. Among the Old Line State goodies up for grabs: “some delicious Faidley’s crab cakes, Berger cookies and a cold bottle of Heavy Seas beer to wash down the delicious taste of defeat.”

The open letter also states, “And so they won’t look ruffled after the Ravens prevail, Senator Barb will even throw in a can of one of Baltimore’s favorite hair sprays.” Baltimore, of course, was the setting for the hit musical "Hairspray."

Feinstein and Boxer have yet to respond to the gridiron challenge.