TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Greetings Infomaniacs,

This past weekend I finally baked for the first time since moving into my condo. It was so nice to have my own kitchen to spread out and make as big a mess as I wanted (although it was not so fun cleaning up afterwards).

I made butterscotch oatmeal cookies for a friend's party on Saturday night, and then I saved the rest at home. Well, they were just too good to resist, and my boyfriend and I polished them off by the end of the weekend.

I had promised my dad I would save him a plate because they are his favorite cookies, so it looks like I will be baking again this weekend! This time I am taking them straight over to his house before I give into temptation!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap."

HINT: (1937-), American author, primarily of short essays.


RANDOM TIDBITS
Animal crackers began as edible ornaments. Nabisco introduced Animal Crackers to the American public in 1902 as a seasonal item and its brightly colored boxes were promoted as Christmas tree ornaments (that's what the string was for!)

The Oreo, the best-selling cookie of the 20th century, was developed and introduced by the American company Nabisco, in 1912.

In 1989, New Mexico named the 'bizcochito' its official state cookie. Bizcochito, derived from the Spanish word 'bizcocho' which means biscuit, is a shortbread cookie flavored with anise and topped with cinnamon sugar.

Early American tinsmiths began making cookie cutters by hand back in the 1700s.

American cookie jars evolved from British biscuit jars and first appeared during the Depression in the 1930s when housewives began making more cookies at home, rather than buying them at the bakery, and needed containers for them.

The Wellesley Cookie Exchange, A most famous American cookie exchange, began in 1971 as a way to relieve holiday stress.

VIDEO CLIP
Oreo Moment Rap
Sometimes you just can't help expressing the way you feel about your favorite snack. This clip features a guy rapping about his incredible hunger for Oreo cookies.

Watch It Now: Oreo Moment Rap


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap."

ANSWER: Robert Fulghum.

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