tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post4662002513121121658..comments2023-10-19T09:36:41.506-05:00Comments on A Mormon Enigma: Christmas treats you want to like - but don'tAbelard Enigmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166049686152203530noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-12156239759089741822008-12-18T10:44:00.000-06:002008-12-18T10:44:00.000-06:00My mother made fruit cake and I always forgot how ...My mother made fruit cake and I always forgot how awful those fruit candies were until I foolishly took a bite each year.<BR/><BR/>Also, she made "divinity" which I crave each year, but then after one bite of that much sugar, I can't stand the thought of it for at least another year.<BR/><BR/>Really, though, I'm just nostalgic right now as my mother is now aged to the point of not being Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-45209922424515633082008-12-18T09:59:00.000-06:002008-12-18T09:59:00.000-06:00Those green christmas trees and wreaths made with ...Those green christmas trees and wreaths made with cornflakes. They just are to green and gross.Brorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843077698642948401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-57413793272492354482008-12-17T22:13:00.000-06:002008-12-17T22:13:00.000-06:00Peppermint - ugh! I was in denial that it even ex...Peppermint - ugh! I was in denial that it even exists. Thanks for bringing it up :)<BR/><BR/>I'll eat fruitcake - but I won't enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>I like thumbprint cookies. I think they're called 'thumbprint' because you press on a ball of dough with your thumb and to make an indention for the chocolate kiss - but I could be wrong.<BR/><BR/>But, I hear ya on Silent Night - that has got to be myAbelard Enigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166049686152203530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-90919838718859736612008-12-17T20:52:00.000-06:002008-12-17T20:52:00.000-06:00I love peppermint and a good quality fruitcake too...I love peppermint and a good quality fruitcake too. But I hate those peanut butter cookie things with the chocolate kisses pressed into the center that seem to show up only at Christmas on plates from the neighbors. And why the #%$^ are they called "thumbprints"? Sounds like some recipe writer trying to be cute, and failing.<BR/><BR/>Realizing that I will probably offend many readers beyond Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992194211469009236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-6243553569720337662008-12-17T18:50:00.000-06:002008-12-17T18:50:00.000-06:00Fruitcake. Especially my great-grandmother's. It...Fruitcake. Especially my great-grandmother's. It's supposed to be delicious. It takes me about 20 minutes and a half of a gallon of milk to get through one slice.Kevin Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626327046853322158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-84976235946172754752008-12-17T17:34:00.000-06:002008-12-17T17:34:00.000-06:00That looks like the exact same brand and model--co...That looks like the exact same brand and model--copper and all--cookie press my mom had when I was growing up.<BR/><BR/>As for a Christmas treat I want to like but don't: peppermint candy canes--or peppermint anything; I've never really liked peppermint.<BR/><BR/>(Although... I do kind of enjoy the taste of play-DOH...)chednerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963974112297032614noreply@blogger.com