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<Alan > wrote in message
...
> 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.