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Ravenlynne

wrote:
> On May 16, 10:17 am, notbob > wrote:
>> On 2007-05-16, Tracy > wrote:
>>
>>> Whoopie pies (from the Boston Globe)
>> Looks like a cake recipe, cooked like cookies, named pies.... what am
>> I missing? Are these supposed to be like Moon pies?
>
> Millenia ago (during my childhood) n central-eastern PA these were
> called 'gobs' after a commercial version of the same. That commercial
> version is absolutely horrible---dry and crumbly, fit to eat only
> after soaking in milk. Loved 'em as a kid, though.
>
> Somewhere I have a recipe for a different type of filling. If memory
> serves it uses flour and milk, cooked together, to provide bulk and
> thickness, plus sugar, vanilla, etc for taste and flavor. Sounds
> horrible but it's quite good.
>
> Best -- Terry
>

I saw Paula Deen make them that way on her show...although it seems like
she added shortening also...

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