This made my night, what a great invention Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 8, 2014, at 9:54 PM, Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here's another one that happened to my Mom, who had good eyesight. > > She always made a double batch of oatmeal raisin cookies because they always > disappeared too quickly. She reached for a bottle of vanilla extract and > didn't look at it, because it was where the vanilla extract usually was. When > the cookies were baking, something didn't smell right. There was a smell > like someone had a barbecue going nearby. We couldn't track down the smell. > I found out where it was coming from when I tasted the first cookie. Instead > of vanilla extract, she had used liquid smoke!! > > For a long time, we kidded her about her new invention: Mom's Oatmeal > Smokeys. > > Yes, oddly enough, we ate them all. It just took a lot longer to do it. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, > you! really! are! finished! > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicki via Cookinginthedark" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 9:50 PM > Subject: [CnD] Oops disaster for long-time cook > > >> Hi Folks, >> >> I share this as it happened to me and I am a long-time cook. So don't get >> discouraged as you'll see, things happen to all of us, old or new cooks. >> >> You can laugh at me or with me whichever. >> I was making a sauce for meatballs that required some bouillon granules. I >> made a large batch as I was going to freeze it. Saw a jar in my cupboard >> that was the same size that I ordinarily get bouillon in. I opened it and >> sniffed and didn't look at the size of the granules. When I had eyes >> available, I discovered it was actually yeast. Oh brother. Had to regretably >> throw out the sauce. See, old cooks make mistakes sometimes too through >> carelessness. So much for that sauce. Lesson re-learned. >> So to all the new cooks out there, take care to know you have the right >> ingredient that you think you have. Sigh. >> >> >> As Always, Vicki >> To get information on how to purchase my CD write me at: >> [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
