Thursday, February 3, 2011

Word of the day!

Snickerdoodle. Where did this word come from? Discuss.
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9 comments:

  1. DebFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    Well, there must have been some snickering involved. Perhaps some doodling.

    Not as confused with snickerdoodle as the word thimble.

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  2. Diva DonnaFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    good point. But how do snickering and doodling become a cookie?
    Thimble.hm...I got nothing on thimble.

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  3. DJ RoseFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    Yooth thee, there wath thith man with a horrible lithp. He watched hith thweet wife thewing a quilt. thee continually poked her thinger with the tharp end of her thewing needle. He invented a wonderful little cap that protected her thumb and thinger. And called it his thimble.

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  4. DJ RoseFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    Now snickerdoodle:
    Crumby Yummy Goodness
    Cinnamon Sugar Tartar wonder
    How I love thee in milk.

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  5. Kirk L. ShawFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Someone doodled on a snicker?

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  6. Blush a.k.a. LindaFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Ha ha DJ, on the thimble. I think it should have been thumble.

    Never one to leave a question unanswered:

    The origins of the snickerdoodle are shrouded in mystery. On the surface, the snickerdoodle is a very basic cookie, and therefore one that could easily have been invented numerous times in kitchens all over the world. The Joy of Cooking attributes the cookie to Germany, suggesting that the name is a corruption of the German word schneckennudeln, a type of cinnamon dusted sweet roll. The cookie may also be of Dutch origin, with its name being a contraction of Saint Nicholas. It is also possible that the cookie is a relative of the British-inspired Christmas cakes and cookies common on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.

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  7. Blush a.k.a. LindaFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Sorry, forgot the attribution - wisegeek.com

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  8. Diva DonnaFebruary 4, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    wow. Linda thanksfor the history. I had no idea.

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  9. The Scarlet TartFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    Love the "Joy of Cooking" reference. :)

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