Girl Scouts are trying to kill me

[almaty 19]

1000 posts - wow women talk a lot

Hey now, the top two posters on this forum have over 12,000 and 13,000 posts and they are men!

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those chopf##ks

[Miranda&James 8]

1000 posts - wow women talk a lot

Hey now, the top two posters on this forum have over 12,000 and 13,000 posts and they are men!

those chopf##ks

On another note, I'm eating two Samoans right now

Edited March 7, 2006 by James_and_Miranda

[Marilyn. 340]

Ok, so the last time I remember Girl Scouts selling cookies at our house (Canada), we got the box with the chocolate creme sandwich and vanilla creme sandwich cookies (loved the vanilla!). I don't recognize these new-fangled cookies of which you speak.....

here you can find some of the different kinds of Girl Scout cookies.... i don't see Samoas on the list though unless they go by a different name... ok figured it out, they are otherwise known as Caramel de lites

http://www.girlscoutcookiesabc.com/atc/default.asp

you can rate your favs here....

http://www.rateitall.com/t-126-girl-scout-cookies.aspx

Edited March 7, 2006 by MarilynP

[Miranda&James 8]

Ok, so the last time I remember Girl Scouts selling cookies at our house (Canada), we got the box with the chocolate creme sandwich and vanilla creme sandwich cookies (loved the vanilla!). I don't recognize these new-fangled cookies of which you speak.....

here you can find some of the different kinds of Girl Scout cookies.... i don't see Samoas on the list though unless they go by a different name... ok figured it out, they are otherwise known as Caramel de lites

http://www.girlscoutcookiesabc.com/atc/default.asp

you can rate your favs here....

http://www.rateitall.com/t-126-girl-scout-cookies.aspx

Hmm weird, my box says Samoas

[Marilyn. 340]

Ok, so the last time I remember Girl Scouts selling cookies at our house (Canada), we got the box with the chocolate creme sandwich and vanilla creme sandwich cookies (loved the vanilla!). I don't recognize these new-fangled cookies of which you speak.....

here you can find some of the different kinds of Girl Scout cookies.... i don't see Samoas on the list though unless they go by a different name... ok figured it out, they are otherwise known as Caramel de lites

http://www.girlscoutcookiesabc.com/atc/default.asp

you can rate your favs here....

http://www.rateitall.com/t-126-girl-scout-cookies.aspx

Hmm weird, my box says Samoas

We all know what the best kind of Girl Scout cookies are, but we can't agree on what to call them. There seem to be many theories on why there are two different names.

Myths: (1) East Coast v. West Coast (not true, I've eaten both cookies on the west coast);

(2) Caramel deLites replaced Samoas for a more politically correct name (not true (as far as I can tell), I don't know why it wouldn't be politically correct to name a cookie after an island. Furthermore, I can't find any evidence that that's where the name came from. Even the Assistant Director of the Washington D.C. Girl Scout Council doesn't know why they're called Samoas.

The reason they have two different names is because they come from two different manufacturers: Little Brownie and ABC/Interbake. Each Girl Scout Council selects their own manufacturer, so it's perfectly conceivable to see both types of cookies in the same national region.

Samoas v. Caramel deLites

There are a couple of Girl Scout Cookies that are known by different names depending on the bakery they come from....

Samoas or Caramel deLites:

This is one of the only cookies in the group that has differences depending on the bakery. The reason there are two names is because while similar, the cookies have some differences. Samoas are made by Little Brownie Bakers. They are circular, with an orange colour and are thicker from top to bottom; usually they also contain more caramel per coconut. The Caramel deLites, made by ABC Bakers, are actually hexagonal, with a more yellowish tinge, and a more of the biscuit comes through in the flavour because of the lower caramel content. Overall they are both very popular, and most people never notice the differences. Both varieties come in purple boxes.

Tagalongs, or Peanut Butter Patties or Hoedowns:

These round cookies with a cookie center are covered with chocolate, having under their swollen chocolate surface an inner layer of peanut butter, much like the marshmallow under the chocolate surface in Mallomars. These cookies come in a red box. Little Brownie Bakers calls them Tagalongs while ABC Bakers calls them Peanut Butter Patties.

Do-si-dos or Peanut Butter Sandwiches or Savannahs:

A sandwich cookie. The round, bumpy perforated oatmeal cookie top and bottom surround a peanut butter-flavored layer inside. Savannahs were made by Burry (now out of business) and were named after Savannah, Georgia, where founder Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout troop meeting in 1912. These cookies come in an orange box. Little Brownie Bakers calls them Do-si-dos while ABC Bakers calls them Peanut Butter Sandwiches.

Trefoils or Classic Shortbread:

These shortbread cookies are shaped like the Girl Scout Trefoil design. Scot Teas were a similar, lighter sugar cookie made by the now defunct Burry. The first Girl Scout cookie recipe was a sugar cookie. These cookies come in a blue box. Little Brownie Bakers calls them Trefoils while ABC Bakers calls them Classic Shortbread.

Girl Scout Cookies

[Miranda&James 8]

Well now I know

[Marilyn. 340]

Well now I know

I didn't know either until I looked it up just now.... you learn something new every day aound here,

[KarenCee 3]

OK OK OK....so I caved...I bought two boxes...lemon thingies and shortbreads....and darn it, they're gone! One day they were there, the next....

I believe someone STOLE my cookies!

[mercuryroad 0]

OK OK OK....so I caved...I bought two boxes...lemon thingies and shortbreads....and darn it, they're gone! One day they were there, the next....

I believe someone STOLE my cookies!

I told you it was like crack! Now I know the inspiration to that Annie Lennox song Constant Craving.

[I'm Gone 60]

Ok, so the last time I remember Girl Scouts selling cookies at our house (Canada), we got the box with the chocolate creme sandwich and vanilla creme sandwich cookies (loved the vanilla!). I don't recognize these new-fangled cookies of which you speak.....

here you can find some of the different kinds of Girl Scout cookies.... i don't see Samoas on the list though unless they go by a different name... ok figured it out, they are otherwise known as Caramel de lites

http://www.girlscoutcookiesabc.com/atc/default.asp

you can rate your favs here....

http://www.rateitall.com/t-126-girl-scout-cookies.aspx

Hmm weird, my box says Samoas

We all know what the best kind of Girl Scout cookies are, but we can't agree on what to call them. There seem to be many theories on why there are two different names.

Myths: (1) East Coast v. West Coast (not true, I've eaten both cookies on the west coast);

(2) Caramel deLites replaced Samoas for a more politically correct name (not true (as far as I can tell), I don't know why it wouldn't be politically correct to name a cookie after an island. Furthermore, I can't find any evidence that that's where the name came from. Even the Assistant Director of the Washington D.C. Girl Scout Council doesn't know why they're called Samoas.

The reason they have two different names is because they come from two different manufacturers: Little Brownie and ABC/Interbake. Each Girl Scout Council selects their own manufacturer, so it's perfectly conceivable to see both types of cookies in the same national region.

Samoas v. Caramel deLites

There are a couple of Girl Scout Cookies that are known by different names depending on the bakery they come from....

Samoas or Caramel deLites:

.

Tagalongs, or Peanut Butter Patties or Hoedowns:

.

Do-si-dos or Peanut Butter Sandwiches or Savannahs:

.

Trefoils or Classic Shortbread:

.

Daughter's troop sold Trefoils, Do-si-dos, Tagalongs, Samoas, Thin Mints, All Abouts and Lemon Coolers and we are on the East Coast.

You can buy Girl Scout cookies on eBay if you really need a fix. LOL

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?f...cout+cookies%22

[j&js 0]

I've resisted them so far this year, hoping I can hold out till the end of crack, whoops, I mean cookie selling season!

I did however buy a tub of cookie dough from some annoyingly cute elementary school girls the other day... that went pretty quick

[meauxna 15]

I broke with tradition and tried some of the new ones this time. All y'all were smart to avoid:

The Cafe Cookie. Described to me as a brown sugar thin cookie, I optimistically ordered 2 boxes. I've got One and a half left for the first taker.

All Abouts: More false advertising! If that's what they call 'shortbread' I want to know 'in what language?' because I was expecting traditional shortbread ala Trefoils.

The Samoas were the only disappearing box this year. Well, I did put a bit of a dent in the Lemon Coolers last night...

I may have cured the addiction.