tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post133477663740925951..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Congo SquaresScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-46136727323363103782008-03-02T13:33:00.000-09:002008-03-02T13:33:00.000-09:00I guess it must have been a mom thing in the late ...I guess it must have been a mom thing in the late sixties, early seventies. I have a recipe card from my mom's recipe box, too, called, "LaRae's Congo Bars". It is the exact same recipe. Fun to find this connection of a recipe that maybe went around thirty to forty years ago reappearing in a new medium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-46960684598135808362008-01-09T09:02:00.000-09:002008-01-09T09:02:00.000-09:00lost my recipe for congo squares-found several afe...lost my recipe for congo squares-<BR/>found several afer entering search<BR/>yours sounds closest<BR/>First heard of these when I was a child in Tuscaloosa, AL, in late 1950's. The minister's wife always made them and everyone called them Mrs. Davenport's cookies.<BR/>ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-61108695964666309272007-02-13T11:58:00.000-09:002007-02-13T11:58:00.000-09:00YUMMY! Those look wonderful! I am going to have to...YUMMY! Those look wonderful! I am going to have to try that recipe- thanks a bunch!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635304837180578317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-54589540093461755832007-02-12T12:23:00.000-09:002007-02-12T12:23:00.000-09:00Oh hell yeah! I love a yummy hot cookie/bar recipe...Oh hell yeah! I love a yummy hot cookie/bar recipe. Its just the thing on these cold days and nights- thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-81573223675857455552007-02-12T02:58:00.000-09:002007-02-12T02:58:00.000-09:00sounds yummy - somthing to try this weekend! Than...sounds yummy - somthing to try this weekend! Thanks for sharing.la bellina mamminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480564746644285382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-4264317523588953372007-02-11T19:53:00.000-09:002007-02-11T19:53:00.000-09:00Can't remember if I told you this but I voted for ...Can't remember if I told you this but I voted for you on the Share the Love awards... <BR/><BR/>Go Scribbit! :-)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527762200993175239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-20326910682155493572007-02-11T19:51:00.000-09:002007-02-11T19:51:00.000-09:00Ohhhh. That looks SO FREAKING GOOD! Excuse me whil...Ohhhh. That looks SO FREAKING GOOD! Excuse me while I modify my grocery list for tomorrow. <BR/><BR/>(My mouth is actually watering...)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527762200993175239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-18100015234302181282007-02-11T18:35:00.000-09:002007-02-11T18:35:00.000-09:00And just why didn't you put the calorie or fat cou...And just why didn't you put the calorie or fat count on there? HUH????? Ha. I'm sure I don't want to know. So PLEASE DON'T post them. I want to enjoy them.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644291489793513637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-86798519695130361992007-02-11T17:11:00.000-09:002007-02-11T17:11:00.000-09:00Cookie names are so great! My favorite has always ...Cookie names are so great! My favorite has always been Hello Dolly. Never heard of congo squares but sure would like to taste one of yours!Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-73533509258902116212007-02-11T17:01:00.000-09:002007-02-11T17:01:00.000-09:00We decided that looked like a good thing to try fo...We decided that looked like a good thing to try for dinner tonight. Eggs count as protein, and we don't yet have children who need us to be stellar examples. =) So we did, and my husband is enjoying his warm congo bars as we speak. Thanks for sharing the recipe!Inklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775312085301951675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-76588826372314432062007-02-11T08:20:00.000-09:002007-02-11T08:20:00.000-09:00Usually fats like butter, margarine and shortening...Usually fats like butter, margarine and shortening can be substituted but they'll have slightly different tastes. You can't substitute "spread" for butter or margarine though.Scribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-26470428692526900832007-02-11T07:42:00.000-09:002007-02-11T07:42:00.000-09:00Yummy! We might try these today. It's one of tho...Yummy! We might try these today. It's one of those rare, drizzly days here in San Diego, so best not go outside. We might get moist! Better to stay inside and bake treats.<BR/><BR/>:-)K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-49245954870838691532007-02-11T05:10:00.000-09:002007-02-11T05:10:00.000-09:00Those sound SO GOOD! The ingredients are something...Those sound SO GOOD! The ingredients are something we all have on hand at most times anyways, but I've never put them together like that. I'm just upset I'll have to wait until tomorrow cause I'm making so much food for my son's b-day today. DARN! Maybe I can squeeze them in there somewhere... Thanks for sharing the recipe!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720538592229420776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-13792664491933380732007-02-11T05:05:00.000-09:002007-02-11T05:05:00.000-09:00Not enough of a baker to know... can I substitute ...Not enough of a baker to know... can I substitute unsalted butter for the shortening? (shortening?.... shudder) These look great! Besides the shortening part, lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-79686527649417531342007-02-11T04:54:00.000-09:002007-02-11T04:54:00.000-09:00Oh, that sounds so good! I think I'll make a batc...Oh, that sounds so good! I think I'll make a batch with chocolate for my hubby and one with butterscotch for me. Yummy!Geekwifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757848004081797679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-87984948285175292072007-02-11T04:15:00.000-09:002007-02-11T04:15:00.000-09:00OK, you're totally putting me in the mood to bake ...OK, you're totally putting me in the mood to bake something today, although I don't know that I have everything I would need to do so... These look delish! <BR/><BR/>(Maybe I can scrounge together the ingredients for a lemon pound cake, but we'll see...)<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your e-mail, by the way, and for your tips. I'm really enjoying making my way around your blog -- and I loved your list about why you blog! It inspired me in more ways than one. You and Jenn over at NPLI are definitely inspirational women who balance so much.<BR/><BR/>I'm trying to take it one day at a time, so the coding and the complicated bits may just have to come later on.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I have to get the short comments thingie down pat -- I have some progress to make, I know!The Late Bloomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337578942279132688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-88279290114554314962007-02-11T02:33:00.000-09:002007-02-11T02:33:00.000-09:00*drooling all over my laptop*My mother called thos...*drooling all over my laptop*<BR/><BR/>My mother called those congo squares too! No idea why though. They look fantastic - I can't imagine why they ever dropped out of my repertoire. Must remedy that. Soon.<BR/><BR/>Robin from IsraelRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.com