On Thursday, December 5, 2013 7:27:05 AM UTC-10, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 12/4/2013 10:53 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
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> > I was at the grocery store today forgetting to buy tofu again and checked
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> > out the bakery dept. Prices were higher than I'd expected, not that
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> > I've paid all that close attention but I know the price of tiramisu has
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> > really skyrocketed since 4-6 months ago. So that prompted me to take a
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> > close look at all the offerings and I found myself examining some items
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> > that only after several seconds registered as cupcakes. That's because
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> > the frosting to cake ratio was at least 2 to 1, fooling me into thinking
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> > they were some never before seen dessert. The enormous frosting toppings
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> > came in the shape of, for example, a blue christmas tree; santa claus;
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> > a snowman; or, a freaking house -- okay I exaggerate but you get the idea
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> > ... cupcake frosting has reached literally ridiculous heights, where
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> > the amount of frosting by any measure (height/weight/volume/tackiness)
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> > is more than twice the amount of cake.
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> (puzzled) You say that like it's a bad thing.
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> nancy

Kids dig frosting. Old folks, not so much. Too bad, they could use a big shot of sugar and fat. 🍥🍰😝