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Speaking of food history ...
I read Bartleby the Scrivener again last night. (Also watched Season 2 Episode 2 of Black Mirror. I didn't quite OD on existential bleakness but was getting there.) It wasn't easy to figure out what sort of thing was being described - small, flat, round - and when eaten, they crunch. Then it occurred to me that "cake" may have meant something in the 1850s that it no longer means today. Were these ginger nut cookies?? |
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On Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 7:07:45 PM UTC-5, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> > My grandmother's cook used to make what she called "tea cakes", but > were in fact a type of sugar cookie. > > My mother made tea cakes and I could eat them until I was almost sick, they were that good. |
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"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
9.44... On Tue 01 Aug 2017 04:30:08p, Wayne Boatwright told us... > On Tue 01 Aug 2017 02:01:21p, tert in seattle told us... > >> Speaking of food history ... >> >> I read Bartleby the Scrivener again last night. (Also watched >> Season 2 Episode 2 of Black Mirror. I didn't quite OD on >> existential bleakness but was getting there.) It wasn't easy to >> figure out what sort of thing was being described - small, flat, >> round - and when eaten, they crunch. Then it occurred to me that >> "cake" may have meant something in the 1850s that it no longer >> means today. Were these ginger nut cookies?? >> >> > > Sounds like it. > My grandmother's cook used to make what she called "tea cakes", but were in fact a type of sugar cookie. Wayne Boatwright === These are our teacakes: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/...-grey-teacakes We usually eat them toasted with butter  )-- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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Ophelia wrote:
> "Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message > 9.44... > > On Tue 01 Aug 2017 04:30:08p, Wayne Boatwright told us... > >> On Tue 01 Aug 2017 02:01:21p, tert in seattle told us... >> >>> Speaking of food history ... >>> >>> I read Bartleby the Scrivener again last night. (Also watched >>> Season 2 Episode 2 of Black Mirror. I didn't quite OD on >>> existential bleakness but was getting there.) It wasn't easy to >>> figure out what sort of thing was being described - small, flat, >>> round - and when eaten, they crunch. Then it occurred to me that >>> "cake" may have meant something in the 1850s that it no longer >>> means today. Were these ginger nut cookies?? >>> >>> >> >> Sounds like it. >> > > My grandmother's cook used to make what she called "tea cakes", but > were in fact a type of sugar cookie. > > > Wayne Boatwright > >=== > > These are our teacakes: > > https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/...-grey-teacakes > > We usually eat them toasted with butter )those don't look like they would crunch when eaten but you can't always tell from a picture |
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"tert in seattle" wrote in message
... Ophelia wrote: > "Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message > 9.44... > > On Tue 01 Aug 2017 04:30:08p, Wayne Boatwright told us... > >> On Tue 01 Aug 2017 02:01:21p, tert in seattle told us... >> >>> Speaking of food history ... >>> >>> I read Bartleby the Scrivener again last night. (Also watched >>> Season 2 Episode 2 of Black Mirror. I didn't quite OD on >>> existential bleakness but was getting there.) It wasn't easy to >>> figure out what sort of thing was being described - small, flat, >>> round - and when eaten, they crunch. Then it occurred to me that >>> "cake" may have meant something in the 1850s that it no longer >>> means today. Were these ginger nut cookies?? >>> >>> >> >> Sounds like it. >> > > My grandmother's cook used to make what she called "tea cakes", but > were in fact a type of sugar cookie. > > > Wayne Boatwright > >=== > > These are our teacakes: > > https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/...-grey-teacakes > > We usually eat them toasted with butter )those don't look like they would crunch when eaten but you can't always tell from a picture == They don't crunch any more than toast and of course it depends how long you toast them -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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l not -l wrote:
> > On 1-Aug-2017, tert in seattle > wrote: > >> Speaking of food history ... >> >> I read Bartleby the Scrivener again last night. (Also watched >> Season >> 2 Episode 2 of Black Mirror. I didn't quite OD on existential >> bleakness >> but was getting there.) It wasn't easy to figure out what sort >> of thing >> was being described - small, flat, round - and when eaten, they >> crunch. >> Then it occurred to me that "cake" may have meant something in >> the >> 1850s that it no longer means today. Were these ginger nut >> cookies?? > The descriptions sure sounds like a gingersnap cookie with nuts. > http://www.thelittleloaf.com/2015/04/07/ginger-nuts/ that's what I was thinking |
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"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
9.45... On Wed 02 Aug 2017 12:14:10a, Ophelia told us... > "Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message > 9.44... > > On Tue 01 Aug 2017 04:30:08p, Wayne Boatwright told us... > >> On Tue 01 Aug 2017 02:01:21p, tert in seattle told us... >> >>> Speaking of food history ... >>> >>> I read Bartleby the Scrivener again last night. (Also watched >>> Season 2 Episode 2 of Black Mirror. I didn't quite OD on >>> existential bleakness but was getting there.) It wasn't easy to >>> figure out what sort of thing was being described - small, flat, >>> round - and when eaten, they crunch. Then it occurred to me that >>> "cake" may have meant something in the 1850s that it no longer >>> means today. Were these ginger nut cookies?? >>> >>> >> >> Sounds like it. >> > > My grandmother's cook used to make what she called "tea cakes", > but were in fact a type of sugar cookie. > > > Wayne Boatwright > > === > > These are our teacakes: > > https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/...-grey-teacakes > > We usually eat them toasted with butter )> > These are totally different than the teacakes made in the Southern US, but they sound delicious. Recopied and saved. I will definitely give these a try. The teacakes my famly made were actually like a type of sugar cookie. This is a typical example: Vive la difference ) I'm surprised you didn't get to try ourteacakes when you were in UK http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/p...ern-tea-cakes- recipe-1956604 Hmm it doesn't open for me. Wayne Boatwright -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 8/3/2017 7:29 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> I believe I did have teacakes in England > You've probably had some gingers nuts too. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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