Fortune Cookies

[Eleanor Rose]

Fortune cookies
Ksayer1 [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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While fortune cookies are largely associated with Chinese food in the United States, they most likely originated from cookies made by Japanese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th century. Fortune cookies before the early 20th century were all made by hand. Prior to World War II, fortune cookies were known as "fortune tea cakes."

There are multi-cultural versions of fortune cookies. The Mexican version of the fortune cookie is called the "Lucky Taco." It is a red taco-shaped cookie with a fortune inside. There is also an Italian version called the "Lucky Canoli".

Homemade Fortune Cookies

Ingredients:
3 egg whites
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons water



Note: You can also roll these into tube-like cigar shapes and fill them with icing.



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[mofederal]

I have always liked them, but some people don't. Thanks for posting this.

 

[donna]

Since Fortune Cookie Day, great post. I always enjoy when get Chinese food.

 

[Eleanor Rose]

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My CWT friends won't be surprised to learn that my favorite thing about fortune cookies is the messages placed inside. Here are some of my favorites. I like the positive ones, but I really enjoy the funny ones too. Have you gotten a fortune that was funny? Can you think of some to add to my list? Come on @Yankee Brooke, @Zella, @Belle Montgomery, @diane, @Jimklag, @nitrofd, @amweiner, @Schwallanscher, @LoriAnn, @NH Civil War Gal, @Waterloo50, @Steph-GB, and @7th Mississippi Infantry. Tag some other folks to play along.

The fortune you seek is in another cookie so have another.

A cynic is only a frustrated optimist.

A wise man listens to cookies.

If you keep looking back, you'll soon be going that way.

You will live long enough to open many fortune cookies.

An alien of some sort will be appearing to you shortly.

He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.

You will be hungry again in one hour.

You can always find happiness at work on Friday.

Actions speak louder than fortune cookies.

Help! I am being held prisoner in a fortune cookie.

It is a good day to have a good day.

All fortunes are wrong except this one.

No snowflake feels responsible in an avalanche.

Don't let statistics do a number on you.

Good news! You are not illiterate.

This cookie contains 1000 calories.

Hard work pays off in the future, but laziness pays off now.

You think it's a secret, but they know.

If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is it naked or homeless?

Change is inevitable, except for vending machines.

Don't eat this paper.

 

[Zella]

Confession: I don't like the taste of them (I suspect homemade ones are pretty good though), but I always do open mine to read my fortune.

My favorite: "The bathroom will be out of paper towels."

My brother once got one that informed him he would soon meet a wise, sophisticated person. My theory was it was not true because he already knows me. He was like Queen Victoria. Not amused!

 

[Eleanor Rose]

Confession: I don't like the taste of them (I suspect homemade ones are pretty good though), but I always do open mine to read my fortune.

The taste really can be bland. They can be iced if you make them at home and that adds some flavor.

 

[Zella]

The taste really can be bland. They can be iced if you make them at home and that adds some flavor.

Oh that looks excellent!

Yes, my biggest issue is the blandness. Some icing would solve that problem very nicely.

 

[Yankeedave]

 

[PrivateBrooke]

I've never gotten any that I can recall as memorable.... sorry.

 

[Yankeedave]

100% correct. oww.

 

[Eleanor Rose]

View attachment 203858 100% correct. oww.

Yikes! Things just got serious. Here are a few more...

Don't play leapfrog with a unicorn!

Run!!!

You're gonna need a drink!

 

[donna]

Bumping Eleanor's thread on Fortune Cookies for Chinese New Years.

 

[donna]

Another thread for Chinese New Year. Have a Happy day, Feb. 1, 2022.