They do seem to be having fun, don't they?
Oh look, they spelled cookie cups by replacing the letter "c" with a "k". Isn't that klever?
I can't decide if this makes me want to throw-up, or orgasm.
Danny wanted me to bake this for him. I told him perhaps for his Birthday to which he replied:"You could be dead by then. You should bake it today-just in case."
These are just too adorable, no?
I think I actually tried making these as a child and it was a disaster. I probably had to use some freaky egg substitute too.
Funny, I have this strong, sudden urge to shout vile things at foreigners-that almost never happens to me. Fine, fine, here goes:"Canadians don't know how to brew beer!"
Yeah, that'll show 'em. USA! USA!
I spent hours looking at this book as child, though I knew it was an exercise in futility-mummy wasn't letting me anywhere near the kitchen , and even if she had there wasn't any sugar or real butter to be found. My copy disappeared years ago, so I was more than happy to shell out a couple bucks for a used one. I put it away figuring Danny might enjoy it some day.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that my four year old son is enthralled by this cookbook. I told him when he could read the recipes, we'd try making them. Danny sat down and read the recipe for chocolate chip cookies to me, with accurate measurements (he recognises fractions even if he doesn't completely understand them) and even went as far as telling me to "Omit the nuts mama, because I'm allergic."
O.K. then, I guess we're baking chocolate chip cookies.
The recipe varies only slightly from toll house cookies in the use of part vegetable shortening. I didn't try any, but Danny insists they are better, and I have no reason to doubt it-after all, he made them and read the recipe himself.
You Will Need:
1/3 cup softened vegetable shortening
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups AP flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package semi-sweet chocolate pieces (we used half white chocolate chips)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes. Transfer to rack to cool. We got 3 dozen average sized cookies.
OMG, I *still* have my original copy. More than 40 years old at this point. The cover is slightly different, however, in that the yellow wallpaper goes all the way up and the fonts are slightly different.
ReplyDeleteBut anyway, my favorite recipe in that entire book is on page 109: Hot Fudge Pudding ("a topsy-turvy dessert"). I still make it becuz it's got chocolate, cake and drippy pudding, and the whole thing is super-sugary and is REALLY satisfying of many urges. Especially the sugar, which I can feel flowing into the bloodstream and makes me VERY happy. Unfortunately, I can eat the whole pan in a couple days (with restraint).
Another recipe I used to make regularly (but no longer) is the "Sunshine Salad" on pg 58. Great on a hot summer day. Refreshing! (And lots of sugar, again.)
ReplyDeleteaaaaahhhh hahaha!! At the top of the page (57) with the pear-bunnies (you have it pictured here) is a drawing of "Rocket Salad".... looks like something naughty, doncha think?
ReplyDeleteAnd I've always liked the photo of "Eddie the Eggplant" on pg 59.
We've been having so much fun going through the pages-and oh, the memories I have doing the same at his age. Talk about timeless appeal.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the rocket salad is dirty-I don't think you could view that any other way. I didn't point that out to Danny, but I'm sure he would think it hilarious.
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