Alan wrote in message
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 13:04:54 +0000, Jane Lumley
wrote:

In article , Vox Humana
writes

"Julie" wrote in message
.com...
Here is an amazing pumpkin cookie recipe. It's fast, easy, and cheap.

Ingredients:
1 spice cake mix
1 15 oz. canned pumpkin
1/2 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
Stir all ingredients together. Drop by rounded tablespoonful and bake
for 12-14 minutes at 350 degrees.

This recipe is fantastic. What do you think about it?

I guess I just don't understand why people buy mixes. How hard or time
consuming is it to measure some flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder?
That's about all you get with a cake mix, aside from preservatives,
emulsifiers, artificial flavoring, and other additives.

Oh, I am soo sooooo glad you said this. I thought mixes were for people
who hated baking. Why post about them on a baking newsgroup?

From what I can see, there is a novelty to taking a mix that
is designed to make one thing, and adding stuff to make the
product be something else.

Cake mix making cookies. Wow!

Some people think this is the height of creativity and
entertainment.

I wonder why they think people in a cooking group would feel
that way?????????????????????

That's the other side of this coin. It's would be like posting about your
Ford Fiesta to a Nascar Newsgroup.