Comments on: Not Cutting It http://blog.largetony.com/2005/12/17/not-cutting-it/ The Ramblings and 'Ritings of a Big-Dicked Country Boy Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:21:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Another Tony http://blog.largetony.com/2005/12/17/not-cutting-it/#comment-2888 Another Tony Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:13:59 +0000 http://blog.largetony.com/?p=180#comment-2888 I appreciate Marlene's response but I just have to shake my head. More expensive to make them at home? Without carageen gum and triphosphate this and that. Too time-consuming to be involved in an activity with your partner or family? The fun only in decorating? If I didn't spend hours making gnocchi and tortellini with my grandmother, I never would have know that she knew almost every opera aria ever written, that she thought my father was spoiled when he moved to the US, that she spoke a very special dialect from the town she came in. It wasn't about how much the flour cost or how long you spent rolling out pasta dough, but the time together. I appreciate Marlene’s response but I just have to shake my head. More expensive to make them at home? Without carageen gum and triphosphate this and that. Too time-consuming to be involved in an activity with your partner or family? The fun only in decorating? If I didn’t spend hours making gnocchi and tortellini with my grandmother, I never would have know that she knew almost every opera aria ever written, that she thought my father was spoiled when he moved to the US, that she spoke a very special dialect from the town she came in. It wasn’t about how much the flour cost or how long you spent rolling out pasta dough, but the time together.

]]> By: Paul http://blog.largetony.com/2005/12/17/not-cutting-it/#comment-2382 Paul Wed, 21 Dec 2005 03:11:29 +0000 http://blog.largetony.com/?p=180#comment-2382 Know exactly what you mean. If you're all fired up to bake but you just go to the store for precut cookie dough... why don't you just get the ones already baked? WHy bother unless you want to make it from scratch? Paul Know exactly what you mean. If you’re all fired up to bake but you just go to the store for precut cookie dough… why don’t you just get the ones already baked? WHy bother unless you want to make it from scratch?

Paul

]]> By: GreerM http://blog.largetony.com/2005/12/17/not-cutting-it/#comment-2380 GreerM Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:11:20 +0000 http://blog.largetony.com/?p=180#comment-2380 Tonight, my grandma and I, not only will be making cookies (store-bought dough, but we are cutting them ourselves), we're also making homemade fudge and butter toffee. I will be over the stove for hours, joy and bliss, but it's a yearly tradition. ;) Tonight, my grandma and I, not only will be making cookies (store-bought dough, but we are cutting them ourselves), we’re also making homemade fudge and butter toffee. I will be over the stove for hours, joy and bliss, but it’s a yearly tradition. ;)

]]> By: moby http://blog.largetony.com/2005/12/17/not-cutting-it/#comment-2379 moby Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:05:40 +0000 http://blog.largetony.com/?p=180#comment-2379 I've been away for awhile ..... I'm BACK! It's a matter of perspective. Tony makes a good point. I have some great memories of making homemade cookies and brownies w/my grandmother. Memories I would have missed if she'd just thrown a premade batch in the oven. However, in today's environment it's not always an option. I guess you have to look at the purpose behind the cookies! I’ve been away for awhile ….. I’m BACK!

It’s a matter of perspective. Tony makes a good point. I have some great memories of making homemade cookies and brownies w/my grandmother. Memories I would have missed if she’d just thrown a premade batch in the oven.

However, in today’s environment it’s not always an option. I guess you have to look at the purpose behind the cookies!

]]> By: TonkaManOR http://blog.largetony.com/2005/12/17/not-cutting-it/#comment-2378 TonkaManOR Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:39:55 +0000 http://blog.largetony.com/?p=180#comment-2378 I want to know what you do with the left over cookie dough from those pre-cut cookies. I bet the directions say "discard remaining dough". My mom use to roll it back up and make more cookies. Yum. Yeah I'll be making cookies this week..........From scratch. I want to know what you do with the left over cookie dough from those pre-cut cookies. I bet the directions say “discard remaining dough”. My mom use to roll it back up and make more cookies. Yum. Yeah I’ll be making cookies this week……….From scratch.

]]> By: Sue http://blog.largetony.com/2005/12/17/not-cutting-it/#comment-2377 Sue Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:06:48 +0000 http://blog.largetony.com/?p=180#comment-2377 So, those handmade condoms, does one use a cookie cutter (ouch) or are they hand shaped? (Hand shaped sounds like more fun to me.) Are they decorated with colored sprinkles or confectioners sugar (yum!)? ;) So, those handmade condoms, does one use a cookie cutter (ouch) or are they hand shaped? (Hand shaped sounds like more fun to me.) Are they decorated with colored sprinkles or confectioners sugar (yum!)? ;)

]]> By: Sue http://blog.largetony.com/2005/12/17/not-cutting-it/#comment-2373 Sue Mon, 19 Dec 2005 04:08:13 +0000 http://blog.largetony.com/?p=180#comment-2373 So, Higherpowered, are you saying that your condoms are handmade by the kids at the dining room table with Mom, or that your fondest memories of Christmas are of condoms? LOL! So, Higherpowered, are you saying that your condoms are handmade by the kids at the dining room table with Mom, or that your fondest memories of Christmas are of condoms? LOL!

]]> By: higher powered http://blog.largetony.com/2005/12/17/not-cutting-it/#comment-2372 higher powered Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:32:31 +0000 http://blog.largetony.com/?p=180#comment-2372 I feel the same way about condoms. ... sorry, it's just that I don't cook, so I can't really make a judgement on your topic. But I love to eat cookies, if that makes any difference. I feel the same way about condoms.

… sorry, it’s just that I don’t cook, so I can’t really make a judgement on your topic. But I love to eat cookies, if that makes any difference.

]]> By: Sue http://blog.largetony.com/2005/12/17/not-cutting-it/#comment-2371 Sue Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:37:54 +0000 http://blog.largetony.com/?p=180#comment-2371 Some of my fondest memories of Christmas include the three of us kids sitting at the dining room table with Mom making Austrian crescent cookies. The cookies are hand shaped and after baking, coated with confectioners sugar. It was an annual event. Of course, later on we kids made X rated ones. Boy, did we shock the floor waxer when he saw. But that's off the point. At that time, my Mom was divorced, supported us kids, and worked full-time. She will make those cookies again this year at age 73 and I am going to see her on Wednesday to examine this year's batch. Joy to the World! Some of my fondest memories of Christmas include the three of us kids sitting at the dining room table with Mom making Austrian crescent cookies. The cookies are hand shaped and after baking, coated with confectioners sugar. It was an annual event. Of course, later on we kids made X rated ones. Boy, did we shock the floor waxer when he saw. But that’s off the point. At that time, my Mom was divorced, supported us kids, and worked full-time. She will make those cookies again this year at age 73 and I am going to see her on Wednesday to examine this year’s batch. Joy to the World!

]]> By: Marlene http://blog.largetony.com/2005/12/17/not-cutting-it/#comment-2370 Marlene Sun, 18 Dec 2005 18:19:00 +0000 http://blog.largetony.com/?p=180#comment-2370 Careful, Tony... Holiday baking can be both time-consuming and expensive. The modern American mom often works full-time in addition to managing a household, and quite frequently without a spouse to share tasks. Purchasing pre-shaped cookie dough is not necessarily a sign of laziness; in fact, it smacks of resourcefulness, actually. The best part about baking Christmas cookies is decorating them with your children, anyway...but depending upon how you plan to decorate them, may require that the cookies still be refrigerated dough or else freshly baked and still warm. An overwhelmed mom (or dad, even) can retain some semblence of holiday tradition by purchasing pre-shaped dough to bake and decorate. Even though these doughs are often pricey, if one does not routinely keep the ingredients on-hand, the pre-shaped dough could actually be less expensive than making cookies from scratch. Careful, Tony…
Holiday baking can be both time-consuming and expensive. The modern American mom often works full-time in addition to managing a household, and quite frequently without a spouse to share tasks. Purchasing pre-shaped cookie dough is not necessarily a sign of laziness; in fact, it smacks of resourcefulness, actually.

The best part about baking Christmas cookies is decorating them with your children, anyway…but depending upon how you plan to decorate them, may require that the cookies still be refrigerated dough or else freshly baked and still warm. An overwhelmed mom (or dad, even) can retain some semblence of holiday tradition by purchasing pre-shaped dough to bake and decorate. Even though these doughs are often pricey, if one does not routinely keep the ingredients on-hand, the pre-shaped dough could actually be less expensive than making cookies from scratch.

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