Comment from JJJHHHH

Excellent

Hah, awesome poem, with a rather appropriate picture. I remember how cool those cakes were when I was a kid (my mom never had the skills to bake em though). Good work!

 Comment Written 31-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 31-Oct-2008

Glad you enjoy the memories along with me :-) Thanks for your review, Brooke :-)

Comment from unidian

Excellent

Hey Brooke ... well, they say you eat with your eyes! All these confections sound absolutely mouth watering. I'm a big fan of 'fairy cakes' which my mum used to make. I would sit by her hoping to lick the bowl of the mix after she'd filled the cups. Lovely!

 Comment Written 31-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 31-Oct-2008

I don't even remember what these tasted like - my memory doesn't include slicing into them! LOL Thanks, Brooke :-)

Comment from geetika sethi

Excellent

Hi Pearl! This is just beautiful.
So very expressive and sweet ,just
as the flow of the words along with
the meter and choice of words with
perfect rhyme.
It is surely an iced upon cupcake..
all with sweet n sugary taste.
Thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 31-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 31-Oct-2008

Thanks so much for your most kind review - Brooke :-)

Comment from PUPA

Excellent

I love your walks through memory lane, Brooke, they are real treasures, and you write them with so much love. This is what counts in a poem, when it reaches the heart of the reader. I remember those cakes, but my mother hardly went into the kitchen, so she bought them! Big difference!LOL.
Love
Pupa

 Comment Written 31-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 31-Oct-2008

Oh, a cake buyer I am, too! If I can't nuke it, don't talk to me about it :-) Thanks so much for your very warm review, Brooke :-)

Comment from Safety Guy

Excellent

I read through 3 times looking for hidden meaning, but couldn't find any, well not that I could see. I am not saying there should have been, it's nice to see a piece that is was it is.

I used to bake with my Mum so it took me back a few years.

5 stars well earnt.

SG (Ryan)

 Comment Written 31-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 31-Oct-2008

yeah, no hidden meaning, unless you mean that subtle allusion to the current election wherein I subliminally worked through my words to get you to vote Democratic... LOL Thanks, Brooke :-)

reply by Safety Guy on 31-Oct-2008

Yeah, i'm English so no vote for me. I am however hoping the Mcanne wins as Barak or however he spells his name, hates the English and will leave us high and dry. Anyway who are we to talk with the idiot Brown in charge.

I'll be posting in the next hour or so , if you have time to take a look.

Cheers

Ryan

reply by the author on 31-Oct-2008

I was unaware of Obama's attitudes toward the English - I like the English myself :-) I will be on the lookout for your post :-) Brooke

Comment from Kentucky Sweet Pea

Excellent

Brooke, I didn't get to grow up that way. We were so poor (family of an enlisted man in the USMC, but that's another story) that peanut butter cookies were the best we got of the cookie and cake world unless we were in KY at Gran's.

Great post!

Penny

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2008

My dad was a steamfitter/foreman at a time there was a construction boon - we didn't live the life of the rich, but life was always comfortable. Overtime was our family's favorite word - that and Union. LOL Thanks so much for your lovely review :-) Brooke

reply by Kentucky Sweet Pea on 31-Oct-2008

you're welcome~~~

miss jello mold LOL

reply by the author on 31-Oct-2008

so, which was your favorite - banana slices in cherry jello or grated carrots and pineapple pieces in orange or green jello? Every mother in America specialized in jello!! LOL

reply by Kentucky Sweet Pea on 31-Oct-2008

didn't matter. i just needed.

Comment from Koba

Excellent

Very well done! This did indeed bring back a lot of childhood memories for me too. My mother never did "cut up" cakes but she was always willing to try new recipes for neat cookies and cakes for the kids. It was great fun watching the creations come to be. Your poetry brings out a lot of feelings. Well written! Good job!

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2008

thanks so much for sharing your memories with me and for your kind review :-) Brooke

Comment from damevictoria

Excellent

Yes I remember them, my mawmaw would make one for every birthday, or holiday. I liked the memories your poem gave me. Thank you for sharing it with me.

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2008

That is so lovely that you enjoyed these cakes, too - thank you, Brooke :-)

Comment from storymama

Excellent

I remember those so very well, with the licorice antennae. Wasn't there a cat, too. My mother used to make these for us. Two summers ago I got a box of cookbooks at an auction and there was one of them in there. What wonderful memories you have created. I'm glad you could get one for your daughter. Blessings, Laura

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2008

oh, there were lots - something like a dozen and then there was a sequel - so a couple dozen different designs :-) Thanks so much, Brooke

Comment from giftid3

Excellent

Thanks for sharing this and thanks for tweaking the taste buds. This made me so hungry for cakes and a cuppa. lol.
I would have loved to have had a booklet like this, it would have been well used by now.
I enjoyed the imagery your words painted of the memories you hold of your mum in her den of delicious baking wares, and the wonderful creations that would develop. What a wonderful blessed memory to have.
This was well worded and well expressed and has one almost wishing that words could be eaten. yum yum. lol.
I really like the sound of "Baker's Sweetened Angel Flake Coconut", a recipe definitely worth getting.
Thanks again a many blessings to you

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2008

You are so kind in all of your comments -thanks so very much, Brooke :-)