Strictlyinkblot Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 This is a fun article. Maybe I should suggest this to my sisters. http://boingboing.net/2015/05/13/how-to-buy-secret-cookies-bake.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I remember seeing basically the same thing on a travel show years ago. I cant find that show clip but if one searches on youtube for buying nun cookies there are a bunch of videos. Here is the one in the article This convent sells wine too!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marigold Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 How cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr Mary Catharine OP Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Don't even think about it! Cookies are a lot of work and require a lot of space which we don't have! And then there is the board of health!Our nuns in Spain are big on cookies as well as the nuns in France. There is a place in, I think, Toledo, that has has in the front window miniatures of the Dominicans making cookies, etc. I can't find the picture. Maybe later!I found the article really funny as though the nun cookies were something well, out of this world! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlyinkblot Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Awh! And here was me thinking I could take on the role of official taster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr Mary Catharine OP Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 You're not the first to suggest it and it would be a huge success!My dad said that when he was a kid they would go to the Poor Clares and buy bread. They would put the money on the turn and never see a sister. So, when I entered here he thought that that was how we would visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr Mary Catharine OP Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 http://www.elcafedelasmonjas.com/Cafeteria.2.0.html El Cafe de las monjas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 that is so cute! I like the sister warming her feet by the heater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marigold Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I remember seeing basically the same thing on a travel show years ago. I cant find that show clip but if one searches on youtube for buying nun cookies there are a bunch of videos. Here is the one in the article This convent sells wine too!!!!! The dude in the last video is so sweet, he seems quite nervous and then pleasantly surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Cookies don't have to be a ton of work. I serve at St. Anne's Guest Home (for elderly and vulnerable adults) and we get donations of pumpkin, rhubarb, apples, etc., and I use a bit of this in baking goodies for our residents. Unfortunately, our freezer got accidentally unplugged recently and we lost the remainder of my supply. I don't know if I'll do much baking now until the next harvest (with rhubarb that might be just around the corner). I also have made hot cross buns and soft pretzels (with plenty of help from our activity director. (You can read about these endeavors on my blog for our Religious Community) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretTeresa Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'm told the Poor Clares in New Orleans sell pralines. I've never had the chance to go by to find out it that was true or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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