Here is a quick quiz on COOKIES since my house is smelling like a bakery as
we prepare for the upcoming holidays. Give the decade (close enough) when
these cookie-related events occurred.
_____ 1. First American cookbook to include “Christmas Cookey” recipe
_____ 2. First cookie cutters crafted by tinsmiths
_____ 3. First Girl Scout cookies sold to raise funds
_____ 4. First cookie molds/stamps to imprint image in cookie
_____ 5. First fortune cookie with secret message inside
_____ 6. First ‘Famous Amos’ franchise opened
_____ 7. First Oreo cookie sold in Hoboken
_____ 8. First Toll House cookie with semi-sweet chocolate
_____ 9. First US Cookie Jar (from British Biscuit Jar)
_____10. First edible Christmas ornaments (Animal Cracker cookies)
answers tomorrow unless I’m busy eating home-made – you guessed it – cookies
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Dr Bob Griffin
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“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”