Hi, Anne, LONG time no see. I am glad you are still here. ;-))

Could you use a fat wooden rolling pin to lay the cookies over? You
could keep it from rolling by putting scrolled up foil next to it on each
side.

N. (I guess you would have to borrow some in order to do a batch of cookies.)

Another idea, probably pretty cheap...from a recipe online, that says lacking the
forms, a 6 inch stove pipe was used, by cutting it in half lengthwise.

Get a piece or two of metal stove pipe, 6 inch diameter, that is the length of your cookie
sheets...take it to a local machine shop and ask them to cut it in half.
Around here, a nice smile and a "please" usually gets a project like this done on
the spot with no charge.

Anyway, worth a try, and you will have your own forms.

N.

Nancy2 wrote:
>
>Another idea, probably pretty cheap...from a recipe online, that says lacking the
>forms, a 6 inch stove pipe was used, by cutting it in half lengthwise.
>Get a piece or two of metal stove pipe, 6 inch diameter, that is the length of your cookie
>sheets...take it to a local machine shop and ask them to cut it in half.

Sheet metal flue pipe is already made with a longitudinal seam that
snaps together, it's shipped in the opened state (several nested) to
save space and to prevent damage... very easy to cut to length with
tin snips or even household scissors... thing is I don't feel
galvanized is food safe, perhaps there's plain steel:
http://www.hardwarestore.com/galvani...-pipe-561.aspx

>Around here, a nice smile and a "please" usually gets a project like this done on
>the spot with no charge.

Ha... easy for yoose gals... just undo the top two buttons on your
blouse and let your cleavage do the smiling!

>Anyway, worth a try, and you will have your own forms.

I'd rather use empty tin cans. Can even use perforated french bread
baking pans, just use them upside down... this may work:
http://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Metall...ed+baking+pans

Shel, those baguette bread forms are a good idea...I thought about those while
I was out doing errands today.

But your can idea is a good one, and essentially free.

N.

On Fri, 4 Dec 2015 14:39:24 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> wrote:

>Shel, those baguette bread forms are a good idea...I thought about those while
>I was out doing errands today.
>
>But your can idea is a good one, and essentially free.
>
>N.

Yes, I would try the tin cans first because it costs nothing
considering those tins would otherwise go in the trash, and I'm pretty
sure it would work as there are so many different size cans... I just
bought a case of Bushs beans in 55 ounce tins, I bet they'd fill the
bill. Sometimes I feel guilty tossing those nice tins in the
recycling trash... but I just stomp them flat and that's the end of
them.