When I was a child in the ‘50s, my mother made Snickerdoodles out of marshmallows that had tooth pick arms and legs with raisins as hands and feet. They had a head and the face was done with chocolate drizzles. My mother would place them on a window sill in the evening so they could dance in the moon light. In the morning we would eat them.
My mother was from South Dakota. A lot of Germans settled there. The origin of the legend may have its roots in that culture.
MaryEllen Elizabeth Hart:
August 5th, 2016 at 1:54 pm
NICKERDOODLE?
From Wikipedia: The Joy of Cooking claims that snickerdoodles are probably German in origin, and that the name is a corruption of the German word Schneckennudeln (“snail noodles”), a kind of pastry.
Mike:
June 7th, 2018 at 8:12 pm
Snickerdoodle also has something to do with quilting or knitting or plaid patterns like Scottish kilts.
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Bob Holley:
February 17th, 2016 at 9:57 am
When I was a child in the ‘50s, my mother made Snickerdoodles out of marshmallows that had tooth pick arms and legs with raisins as hands and feet. They had a head and the face was done with chocolate drizzles. My mother would place them on a window sill in the evening so they could dance in the moon light. In the morning we would eat them.
My mother was from South Dakota. A lot of Germans settled there. The origin of the legend may have its roots in that culture.
MaryEllen Elizabeth Hart:
August 5th, 2016 at 1:54 pm
NICKERDOODLE?
From Wikipedia: The Joy of Cooking claims that snickerdoodles are probably German in origin, and that the name is a corruption of the German word Schneckennudeln (“snail noodles”), a kind of pastry.
Mike:
June 7th, 2018 at 8:12 pm
Snickerdoodle also has something to do with quilting or knitting or plaid patterns like Scottish kilts.