OT just a cookie quickie

I've tried the wonderful refrigerator cookie recipes you gave me. The rolls were kind of going wonky when chilling because the dough was soft and going sort of flat. Well, not 'sort of'. Really, really flat. I searched my cookbooks and found the solution. You take a tube from the inside of a paper towel roll and place your wrapped/rolled cookie dough in it to chill and the dough will be mostly round instead of flat on one side. Reasonable idea but there was not one single almost empty paper towel roll in the house. Not one. Bright idea! I went to the bin where I keep gift wrap and stole a cardboard tube from a nearly finished bit of Happy Birthday wrap. Cut it in useful lengths and slipped the wrapped rolls of cookie dough inside. Viola Voila This works fine unless you have a pup who thinks that empty cardboard tubes are for Happy Hour. I had to go get one more, do the mourning moose call and toss it for him to destroy. Priceless. Polly

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Polly Esther
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ROFL!!!

Sunny wishing for a cookie

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onetexsun

Mourning moose... never heard that before. But my 2 pooches sure come running if they hear me replacing the paper towels! (I have to unscrew a knob from the top of my countertop vertical holder.)

I've never done the call -- will have to try it next time!

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Kate in MI

Oh my goodness, yes. Empty paper towel tubes (and others) make just wonderful music for QI amusement. Not unlike a junior high kid learning the tuba. You'll sound like an old Viking movie with a few deep 'ah-ROooooos' and the pups are quite entertained + the tube is okay for tossing and shredding. Polly

"Kate in MI" Mourning moose... never heard that before. But my 2 pooches sure come

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Polly Esther

This brings some Scientific Terms into question. See I always thought that the Official Technical Term for the cardboard roll inside of a TP or paper towel roll was "Der-Der". Because you take them and rubberband waxed paper over the end and march around the house going der der der into the open end. As a side note this is best done in the company of a five year old who has their own der der. However if you are going ah-ROooooo into the end of your der-der, the possibility of regional variances in technical terms arises. Which would mean it is not an Official Technical Term, but rather an Informal Technical Term. It also means we might put together a positively scary Official RCTQ Der-Der Band.

So what do they call der-ders in Mississippi?

NightMist

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NightMist

We had no idea they were named, NightMist. That's valuable information. We'll be having a 5 year-old guest in October and I was thinking I needed to teach her that as well as how to hold a piece of waxed paper over a small comb and produce some music. Haven't played combs in a very long time. Do you remember how that's done? Polly

"NightMist" This brings some Scientific Terms into question.

Polly wrote>

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Polly Esther

At our house, they are "toot-toots"

Julia > This brings some Scientific Terms into question.

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Julia in MN

Der-der? You guys are *so* misinformed. EVERYONE knows that the cardboard tubes from paper towels and such are called tooty-oots!

; -) Monique in TX

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monique

You use a clean comb, the waxed paper goes on the side opposite your mouth, and the sound you make is akin to the one you make when playing a kazoo. Sort of doo doo doo doo

You got somebody to play spoons? Put it all together with another kid on pot lids and you could have a grand loud group!

NightMist Didn't Iron Maiden do a song called "The Evil that Grandmas do"?

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NightMist

See there! Informal Technical Term (G)

NightMist

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NightMist

Nightmist, in our house, those are called 'rootly-toots' because you put one end to your mouth and blow 'roooootle-y-tooooooooot' while marching through the house. It's just too bad that we couldn't have ever gotten together with you and your der-ders. We could have had quite a parade.

sunny

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onetexsun

NOT so! We always called them Doot-ta-doots! ...my first Christmas married (with 3 great bonus kids) we'd packed out (courtest of the Navy) and had NO holiday decorations at all. So we (kids & I) wrapped up doot-ta-doots with Christmas paper and, using a styrofoam ball for a head, made "Doot-ta-Doot soldiers" for a decoration. Great memories! ME-Judy

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ME-Judy

Must be a NorthEast thing, cuz that's what we called them!!! how funny is that? LOL--thanks for the memory! amy in CNY

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amy in CNY

I can't believe this thread is still going on but you northerners just must try the ''ah-ROooooos' . Entertains small children and QIs of all kinds. Warning: could attract a moose or two. Polly

Must be a NorthEast thing, cuz that's what we called them!!! how funny is that? LOL--thanks for the memory! amy in CNY

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Polly Esther

To make a moose call, you take a metal coffee can (bigger is better) and punch a hole in the center of the closed end with a nail. Take a piece of string about 4 feet long, poke it through the hole and tie a knot on the inside of the can to keep it in place. Wet the string with water. Holding the can in one hand, pinch the string tightly and pull your fingers along it. HRRROOOONNNNK!

Liz (and they're doot-ta-doots here)

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Liz Megerle

Hot dog at the good stuff I've learned here to teach the 5 year-old coming to visit in October. Of course, I can expect her mother to say "I'm telling you, that is the Last Time we are going to see Aunt Polly. I can't take it any more". Polly

"Liz Megerle" To make a moose call, you take a metal coffee can (bigger is better) and

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Polly Esther

LOL! Polly! and while you're at it...send one home with the little darling, along with rock candy and a chocolate bar!!! (i know. i'm evil....mwaaahahaaa) mom will love that! amy in CNY

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amy in CNY

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Liz Megerle

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