On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:25:15 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> Another important question a la "Assembly order of BLT sandwich?"
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> When serving a slice of a standard frosted layer cake, do you
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> 2) serve it on its side, with the top layer of frosting to
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> 3) serve it on its side, with the top layer of frosting to
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> You may not believe it, but this is a running joke in our
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> *I*, being right-handed, am a proponent of #2, the reasoning
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> being that I work from right (cake bottom) to left (top layer
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> of frosting) to get the maximum sugar hit toward the end of
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> the eating, whereas Mrs. Beitel votes for #3 for reasons that
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> who likes to leave the top-layer-frosting-sugar-hit to last.
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> No one here votes for #1 by virtue of the fact that it only
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> really works for really fat slices, and although we can be
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> as piggy as the next person, the size of the slices we're
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> serving platter to the consumer.
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> Victor: Could you please add this and the group's consensus
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> on "Assembly order of BLT sandwich" to the FAQ?
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> Silvar Beitel

Good grief - can't they twirl a plate? : ))

I like to see it on its side - it's going to fall down any way, no? When a sheet cake is served at a function, I want to see the slice it on its side so I can avoid those pieces with a ton of that 'crisco' frosting. Agh.