People who did not know what they were: one grew up in Maryland, one in Virginia, one in Alabama and Seattle, one all over the place but mostly North Carolina and New Orleans.
Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?
'Shells'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Jun 22, 2009 7:01:38 pm PDT #25300 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
sumi - Jun 22, 2009 7:02:40 pm PDT #25301 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
I know what they are and wish I could have one right now.
Of course, I discovered them in a cookbook - not from family tradition.
Hil R. - Jun 22, 2009 7:17:09 pm PDT #25302 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I don't think I remember ever having them at home, but they were definitely a staple of bake sales and Girl Scout meetings.
Burrell - Jun 22, 2009 7:23:13 pm PDT #25303 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I love blondies. As a kid I never understood what the appeal was since in my head blondies were just brownies missing the chocolate. Then a friend made me a batch of the simplest, most delicious blondies ever. And I understood. And asked her for the recipe, of course!
erikaj - Jun 22, 2009 7:26:05 pm PDT #25304 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I've never had one. Are they yellow cake or white or what?
Hil R. - Jun 22, 2009 7:28:00 pm PDT #25305 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I've never had one. Are they yellow cake or white or what?
They're chewy like brownies, but the flavoring is vanilla instead of chocolate.
erikaj - Jun 22, 2009 7:41:37 pm PDT #25306 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
sounds nice...we don't have much of a domestic tradition in my family.
Burrell - Jun 22, 2009 7:52:06 pm PDT #25307 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'd describe it as a toffee bar. The recipe I use has more brown sugar than flour in it. So rich and good.
Trudy Booth - Jun 22, 2009 7:56:10 pm PDT #25308 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
If someone handed me a food-stuff of that texture and dubbed it a "Blondie" I'm pretty sure I'd crack that code pretty quickly.
In fact, I'm pretty sure this is what happened when someone gave me my first blondie when I was three or four or whatever.
meara - Jun 22, 2009 8:10:32 pm PDT #25309 of 30000
I'm not sure I ever had them growing up, but I think I knew what they were. I definitely do now, and have for many years living in DC....
I just usually think that brownies are much more important. :)
(But I do have a very good blondie (aka "brown sugar brownies") recipe, because an old roomie made very good ones, and I got her recipe)