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That moment of clarity LOL
« on: Dec 24th, 2007, 1:32pm » |
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Finishing up the baking, Mom's Christmas Coffee Cake. I've made it countless times, but only once a year so its not one I've committed to memory.
Yank out the old cookbook, measure measure measure, stir, .....don't remember the batter being quite this thin, but I musta really whipped up those eggs!
Filling, then the rest of the batter, and into the oven. After the first hour I check on what smells so yummy.... hmmmmmm
There it is, nice a golden, though I coulda sworn it rose more than this.. but there it was, bubbling away. For those of you who don't cook much, coffee cake should NOT bubble. This was my second hint that something was amiss but I shrugged it off.
The "lightbulb" went on in my head when I dumped the cake onto the cooling rack and damn if it didn't DRIP.
It was then that I realized that 1c. flour and 4c. flour look SURPRISINGLY similar when one doesn't put on her glasses!
 Guess I need to wear my glasses, huh?
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #1 on: Dec 24th, 2007, 1:35pm » |
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Smooth move, Ex Lax.
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #2 on: Dec 24th, 2007, 1:36pm » |
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Merry Christmas, Jen. 
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #3 on: Dec 24th, 2007, 1:38pm » |
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mmmmm... ain't nuffin like a big cup of steamy hot holiday coffee cake... ROFLMAO... Jenn you nut!
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #4 on: Dec 24th, 2007, 1:39pm » |
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #5 on: Dec 24th, 2007, 1:42pm » |
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LOL Dave! That one I make so often I've never taken the time to write it down!
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #6 on: Dec 24th, 2007, 1:47pm » |
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Uhoh, Jen..... 
Sounds like something I'd do...
Like when I put ground cloves instead of cumin in the Coney sauce. The kitchen smelled like a pumpkin pie baking rather than a hot dog stand.... 
Try again, Sweetie.....
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #7 on: Dec 24th, 2007, 2:59pm » |
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lol Jen
Thinking about making some Florentines myself for the kidlets this evening at FIL's. But I'm getting tired. 
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #8 on: Dec 24th, 2007, 7:42pm » |
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Call it "gâteau liquide de café " , and serve with a spoon.
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #9 on: Dec 25th, 2007, 12:08am » |
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LOL Jen - can't tell you how long I've been in your shoes. I now have reading glasses laying around in every room of the house. If all else fails and I can't find a pair, I have my son read whatever needs reading FOR ME!!
Now that's pathetic!
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #10 on: Dec 25th, 2007, 6:53am » |
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Cake soup....Yummy.
Ya know, a while back I could have helped you with this. You see I use to work in the optical department at Sears. But I got fired because... I made a spectacle of myself.
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #11 on: Dec 25th, 2007, 7:53pm » |
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Losing eyesight is quite frustrating. My biggest mistake was taking 4 ibuprofen for my shoulder pain but I didn't have my glasses on and took 4 benadryl instead. Both were Walmart generics and the packages were similar. Another big mistake is Tbsp and Tsp. look similar without the glasses on. Makes a big difference when dealing with spices ect.
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #12 on: Dec 25th, 2007, 8:38pm » |
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #13 on: Dec 26th, 2007, 10:30am » |
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Im with you on that one
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Re: That moment of clarity LOL
« Reply #14 on: Dec 26th, 2007, 11:46am » |
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KInda like when I got on the board without my glasses and referred to Vietvettours2 as Velvet tours.......sigh......trust me, getting old is not for the faint of heart!!!! 
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