Wofahulicodoc asked me if I had made Alice B. Toklas brownies (yes, there IS a story, and wouldn't you just lurve to know what it is!? <evil grin>). Not having heard that name that I recall, I Googled it. Guess where I found the explanation and recipe? The Straight DOPE!
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a940225.html