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CHAPTER
TWO
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COOKIES BY
DUMMIES...
First we tried selling baked goods. “Our stand should be
called Toby & Eddy’s. “ “Eddy & Toby’s.” “Toby &
Eddy’s.” This went on for a while and would have escalated to
war, until one of my little sisters suggested to call it Cookies
by Dummies. That was a name we could both agree on.
Since out of the two of us I was the least athletic, we decided that
it would be better if I made the cookies and Eddy built the stand.
It was a pretty good idea except for the part where I had to use
things that actually involved electricity.
I started to get out a bunch of baking junk, but I couldn’t find the
cookbook. This was a minor detail, cause I’d seen mom do lots of
times. So I decided to do it from memory, that was one of my many
mistakes.
I remember that mom always started with eggs. So I threw in a couple
dozen. And of course cookies have to have sugar so I poured in a
sack. And even I know that cookies have to have flowers
so naturally I poured in a vase. And I was pretty sure that cookies
had yeast in them so I added a container into the mix. And I
was pretty sure that my mom used a little bit of salt; I think it
was to help the cookies get done faster. Since I wanted these
cookies to get done real fast I decided that I should use a
cup or two.
Just then Eddy walked in to ask if the cookies were done I told him
they weren’t. We decided to finish them so we added a couple of
chocolate chips a few scoops of corn starch. But we could not decide
if there was supposed to be baking soda or baking powder?
Then eddy suggested “Why not just add both.” “Good idea but how do
you think we mix this stuff” I wondered? Well we busted
our brains out thinking until Eddy suggested “Why don’t we mix
it up in the blender.” So that’s what’s we started to do but Eddy
noticed that the cookies just kept getting
bigger
and bigger
and
bigger!
(Remember that
yeast I told you about) “Augh kill it with the
blender.” I screamed. Eddy threw those cookies right into the out of
control blender. The goop was flung out in all directions instantly
hardening (I guess that’s what corn starch does).
Well, we managed to scoop some of the cookie dough and
pour it into the microwave (Hey I said I wasn’t a very good cook)
but unfortunately I left the spoon in the microwave.
Crackle,
Crackle,
KAPSPLAT
Unfortunately,
my little
sisters’ poodle slash Doberman Mugsy was taking her nap right
outside the open kitchen door, but right about now, judging by the
direction of the blast, should be taking a nap somewhere in Chile.
Well the next thing we knew my parents came stomping in
roaring about the Mugsy-shaped hole in living room wall “Iv’e
got to be going” Eddy said as he smoothly stepped away. “NOT SO
FAST’’ we all yelled in unison. |
