FReeper Canteen ~ What is your favorite dessert? ~ August 23 2004

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~ MONDAY FAVORITES ~
This week: What is your favorite dessert?

In our continuing series about your favorites, we ask this week about food. We chose this topic for the most obvious of reasons--we all like eating. Instead of wasting time eating something nutritious, we skip to dessert. After all, that's the most important part of the meal. So? Post your favorite dessert and a picture on the thread. If you can't reach us via Freepmail, email us at canteenusa@canteenusa.com . By the way, you can put more than one favorite dessert. These things can be hard sometimes. We don't want to stress you.

~ Dessert Exhibit A~
~ Cookies ~
Don't see your favorite dessert? Post it on the thread. Also, post the recipe if you'd like. (Click pictures for recipes! If you have a better recipe, please share it with everyone!)


 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

DID YOU KNOW?

Ruth Wakefield invented Chocolate Chip Cookies. Ruth Graves Wakefield graduated from the Framingham State Normal School Department of Household Arts in 1924. She worked as a dietitian and lectured on food, until, together with her husband she bought a tourist lodge named the Toll House Inn.

Ruth Wakefield prepared the recipes for the meals served to the guests at the Inn and gained local notoriety for her deserts. One of her favorite recipes was for Butter Drop Do cookies. The recipe called for the use of baker's chocolate and one day Ruth found herself without the needed ingredient. She substituted a semi-sweet chocolate bar cut up into bits. However, unlike the baker's chocolate the chopped up chocolate bar did not melt completely, the small pieces only softened.

As it so happened the chocolate bar had been a gift from Andrew Nestle of the Nestle Chocolate Company. As the Toll House chocolate chip cookie recipe became popular, sales of Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate bar increased. Andrew Nestle and Ruth Wakefield struck a deal. Nestle would print the Toll House Cookie recipe on its packaging and Ruth Wakefield would have a lifetime supply of Nestle chocolate. (Click here to find out more information.)
 

 

Snickerdoodles
 

Peanut Butter Cookies

 

Oatmeal Cookies (Auntie Fawnn's recipe--click the photo!)

~ Dessert Exhibit B~

 

 

Godiva Hot Fudge Brownie Sundaes

 

Cheesecake
 

 

Chocolate Cake

 

~ NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO SHARE ~
Let's Eat!

[Old Sarge]

And top of the mornin', Armyboy!

Still holding the line at Fort Livingroom?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Welcome to the Canteen!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Welcome to the Canteen!

[Old Sarge]

Oh, Ms. B...
I don't know what to say; "I'm Sorry" just sounds too trite.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome, JRPerry, to the Canteen.

[blackie]

May favorite dessert is cheesecake.

Chow with Brother Tonkin on a rainy Monday morning ~ Bump!

[blackie]

Coffee with Kathy on a rainy Monday morning ~ Bump!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Welcome to the Canteen!

[Old Sarge]

{{{{{ KATHY! }}}}}

I'm glad to see you again!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, BlazingArizona, for stopping by with your favorite.

[Old Sarge]

{{{{{ SEVEN! }}}}}

Happy to see you today!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, JRPerry, for your service to America.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Welcome to the Canteen!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Seven, for the updates.

[blackie]

Thanks Old Sarge ~ I'm doing great! :)

[StarCMC]

Oh my- I decided to quickly catch up on this thread before I run out and get lunch... I may not make it thru though - I'm too hungry already!! LOL!!! YUM!!!

[StarCMC]

With ya there -- I also like cream cheese on sliced banana nut bread! Mmmmmm!

[StarCMC]

home-made hot pepper cashew-brickle

Ok, after posting a teaser like THAT are you gonna give us your recipe??? I LOVE sweet and hot together!

[StarCMC]

YUm T - have you ever thought of decorating cakes as a side job???

[aruanan]

I guess I'll have to make my versions and then post the pictures.