August 27, 2004
Bagel World Record?
 I clicked on an article about a half-ton bagel, only to find out that it was at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY, my hometown neck-of-the-woods! 660 pounds of flour, 900 gallons of water, half a pound of dry yeast, 53 pounds of malt and 12 1/2 pounds of salt to make an 868 pound bagel. I can just imagine how much cream cheese you'd need for that. And I'm not a fan of lox, but I suppose you could put large trout or even swordfish on that thing - LOL.
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August 26, 2004
Sometimes a Sale ISN'T a Good Thing
I love Fig Newtons. I don't really like the other Nabisco type Newtons, as they are too sweet, but I digress... I love Fig Newtons. But I vow to never buy store-brand fig bars ever, EVER again. No matter WHAT the sale is. They're heavy, the outside is hard and unpleasant, the inside is nasty, and they weigh a ton. Not a combo you want sitting in your stomach for very long. And while I'm ranting (I won't always rant - it's just that sometimes rant-inspiring experiences come in groups - LOL) - I hate misleading marketing. Above the 'fig bars' writing on the package is the word 'original' - vague enough to not be false advertising of course, but annoying that it tries to subtly trick people, I think. The best thing I can say about these fig bars is that at least the first ingredient in the list is figs, but it's just a list, and even if they have lots of figs, they didn't do anything redeemable with them. BLEH.
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Time to Celebrate....
 Happy 100th Birthday to the Banana Split - not the old t.v. show of course, the dessert. What I found most interesting in this article is this: "At the turn of the century, there were no commercially prepared medications, so pharmacists became masters of flavor and were known for their sweet treats." This certainly explains the early scenes in It's a Wonderful Life when Jimmy Stewart's character, as a kid, is working in a pharmacy/soda fountain. Never gave those scenes a second thought before reading this article - it all makes sense though.
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August 22, 2004
Got Cookie Gun?
 Why, yes, I DO have a cookie gun, thanks, and I'm not afraid to use it! This is the newest design in the Food Follies Shop on t-shirts, an apron, mugs - all that stuff - just click on the image to check them all out.
I just love making spritz cookies, especially at Christmas time. I have a really tasty and colorful cookie recipe too, Jello Cookies - they do well as cut outs OR spritz cookies, and the colored Jello sugar not only adds great coloring, but also extra flavor that food coloring doesn't. Eventually I'll need to get a new cookie gun (cookie press, whatever) though, as the $10.99 version I bought all those years ago is wearing out bit by plastic bit. Ahh, well!
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