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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread sabulous #89255 12/10/2002 2:46 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1 cathtwohill stranger cathtwohill stranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1 This reminded me of my confusion over the name of 'sables.' These are a sugar cookie that is pale, not black, but instead finds its root in the sand...a sabulous treat! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: sabulous #89256 12/10/2002 3:17 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Cookies DID YOU KNOW that "cookie" comes from the Dutch word "koekje or koekie" and refers to a small cake. 'Cookies' in North America are defined as small, sweet, flat or slightly raised baked goods. In the U.K. they are called biscuits; in Spain they are called galletas; in Germany they are called kels; and in Italy they are called biscotti. Every country has its favorite. In the United States and Canada it is chocolate chip, in the U.K. its shortbread, in France its sablés and macaroons, and in Italy biscotti. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: sabulous #89257 12/10/2002 5:42 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Are the Dutch cookies anything like our cookies in the U.S.? Seems we should have called our cookies 'cakies' if cookie means 'small cake.' Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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