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kuchen - Word of the Day - Sun Apr 2, 2023

Myr

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kuchen - (noun) - a kind of cake made of yeast dough, often filled with raisins, nuts, etc

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She Who Will Not Be Mentioned will swat you in the head with a roller pin if you suggest she should should be in the kitchen baking a kuchen for you.

 

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Aditus

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kuchens?

 

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JohnnyC

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The Golden Kuchen there on the table reminded me of the Garibaldi biscuits of my Youth . cookie monster GIF

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drpaladin

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42 minutes ago, Aditus said:

kuchens?

 

There was an 's' lurking as they often do and it hopped in there.

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Bill W

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1 hour ago, Aditus said:

kuchens?

 

Yes, kuchen in the kitchen.  Kuchen is actually the German word for cake, but it's actually a mash-up of cake and pie that is topped with a creamy custard.  I'm gaining weight just thinking about it.  

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Valkyrie

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Tina Fey Nbc GIF by Saturday Night Live

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drpaladin

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3 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

Tina Fey Nbc GIF by Saturday Night Live

Spoons just slow you down.

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5 hours ago, Bill W said:

it's actually a mash-up of cake and pie

That's a pretty good summary. But Kuchen is also the progenitor of the much-loved American coffeecake :) 

1901's Settlement Cook Book bridges the two quite easily, as it was the staple manual for all German and Jewish households in North America -- I was just looking though my 1930s reprint the other day for coconut macaroons 

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