Cookie Stuff

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Cookie Stuff

by Chet Day

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I'm a very impatient guy, and I consequently consciously

work at being more patient on a regular basis. One way I

do this is to find long-term projects that just plain

require me to sit tight and wait.

I don't know if you're into this kind of self-improvement

or not, but if you are, you'll enjoy this morning's

little exercise in how to be patient while waiting for

your homemade vanilla extract to age.

You see, it's easy to make vanilla extract, but you do

have to wait four months for it to be ready.

Here's how you do it:

Visit your local package store and purchase at least 6

ounces of vodka. I don't know if it makes any difference

if it's cheap or expensive vodka. I use the cheap stuff

myself, but then I'm a tightwad. Don't open or nip at the

vodka while driving home.

Once back at your kitchen, get a vanilla bean and using a

sharp knife, cut it lengthwise.

Put the sliced vanilla bean and 3/4 cup of vodka in a

jar. It's important that you completely cover the bean

with vodka.

Seal tightly and then put the jar in a cool dark place

for four to six months. Oh yes, shake the jar

occasionally during this period.

This is where patience comes in. And memory is involved

here too because if you're forgetting things lately,

you're bound to forget to shake the vanilla bean extract

that's percolating away in the corner of a cupboard

somewhere.

So if your memory can't be relied on much more than to

remember your name on a good day, make a notation on your calender every two weeks to shake the stuff and make another notation 4-6 months down the line to retrieve the vanilla extract located in the back corner of the top shelf of the canned refried bean section of your food cabinet.

If this sounds like a lot of hassle to replace store-

bought vanilla extract, you're right. It does take some

time and work. But it's also fun to make your own stuff

like this.

It's also fun to forward an intact copy of today's

Amazing Cookies to a friend or two so they can enjoy all

this fun we have every Friday of our lives. Won't you

take a moment to do that?

 

-- Chet

 

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Healthy Cookie Recipe Courtesy of Marlene Grauwels

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Sugarless Cookies

1 cup dates

1 cup raisins

1 cup water

1/2 stick or 1/8 lb. butter

1 cup whole wheat flour (or pastry flour)

1 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Boil dates, raisins and water for 3 minutes, or until thickened. Add 1/2 stick of butter before cooling. Cool thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Drop by spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes (depends on your oven).

 

 

 

 

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."

 

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), quoted Kansas City Star, June 5, 1977

 

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