In article >, zxcvbob
> wrote:
(serious snippage)
> I made a big pan of brownies this early morning -- before I had any
> coffee or anything. As I was taking them out of the oven, I saw the
> bottle of vanilla extract (imitation) on the counter and realized I had
> left it out. The brownies were good anyway, but they would have been a
> lot better with the vanilla.
>
> I made the batter without nuts, then sprinkled chopped walnuts over half
> the pan and smoothed them in a little with the rubber spatula. That way
> I had both boy brownies and girl brownies with just one batch.
>
> Bob

LOL! Bob, you and I think too much alike sometimes! When I was baking
Fair brownies last Sunday morning at 0-dark-hundred, I considered doing
exactly that -- I have to provide them with four pieces (about 1/6 of a
pan) and I thought I could do both the Plain Brownies and the Chocolate
Brownies with Nuts and/or Frosting in the same pan and get away with it.
Then I decided to futz with the latter entry and that's how the CCAB
came about. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Several notes since 8/18/05,
including the Blue Ribbon Brownie Recipe and a sad note added
this evening, 8/27/05.