In shopping for my 1940s themed dinner party this past weekend at Zabar’s I came across the baked goods section. Now my job was to select cheeses and sausages for an appetizer plate (all French themed as my character was a French sausage seller and we were celebrating the end of the war), so to end up in the baked goods section was not part of the plan. But the box of Black & Whites caught my eye and I made the daring assumption that these little delicious pieces of New York probably existed back in 1945 and I could feasibly rationalize their presents at a celebratory dinner in France as paying homage to the liberators (without sounding too patriotic). This got me thinking.
So I researched, and though I love Wikipedia I wanted something a little more substantial.
I ended with this Times article from back in 1998 (when Seinfeld was still on).
So this all brings me to today’s poll: When given a Black & White cookie how do you eat it?
*Photo courtesy of Zabar’s.com
My answer: The middle is the best part, so I start with the chocolate side (a few bites), move to the vanilla side (again just a few bites), and save the middle for a glorious end.
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2 responses so far ↓
Isabelle // August 18, 2009 at 1:06 pm |
I tend to find the vanilla side very crisp and refreshing, so I eat the chocolate side first (even though I love chocolate more than vanilla), and then the vanilla side.
But hey, there’s no wrong way to eat a cookie.
Barbara // August 18, 2009 at 4:34 pm |
I eat the vanilla side first and save the chocolate side for last. I always leave the chocolate for last. I love chocolate.