The Saturday Sip: April 29, 2023
Your etiquette tip, quote and an Emily Post Cookbook recipe to start your weekend off right!
The Tip
When others are around it’s best not to use speakerphone or have your music/podcast/show/movie playing out of the speakers for all to hear. Keeping headphones handy is a considerate move so you can easily switch to them should the situation warrant it.
The Recipes
These wafers sounded light and lovely for a sweet spring treat!
Emily Post’s Cookbook, 1951, pg. 345
Swedish Wafers
Time: N/A
Serves: N/A
Ingredients
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sifted flour
1 tsp. vanilla
Directions
Mix all the ingredients together and drop by the teaspoonful onto a buttered cooky-baking [yes, it’s spelled like that in the recipe and yes, Emily means cookie] sheet and flatten with a knife or spatula to an even thickness of 1/8 inch. Bake in a 375℉ to 400℉. oven till light brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.
While they are still hot, curl each cooky [cookie] into a cylinder about 1 inch in diameter. They will cool in this shape and may be served as a light dessert with a strawberry or other fruit sauce to pour over them.
The Quote
Maybe even bake up some Swedish Wafers to take over with you!
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We hope your Saturday has started off nicely with the Sip. Thank you for sharing a minute or two with us. Do let us know if you tried the Swedish Wafer recipe in the comments. Up next is Monday’s Awesome Etiquette podcast episode + Etiquette Extra + Bonus Question of The Week for Community Members. (Yay for Monday!)
Until then,
Lizzie and Dan
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