Jumbles

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[donna]

Another interesting video for Food Forum. I bumped 2 other threads on Jumbles.

Thanks for all your posts.

 

[Shalom Hobbitess]

What a sweetie! Although you can tell James wrote her monologue. Heh.

My Betty Crocker Cooky Book has a Jumbles recipe it says is from 1890, where they're flavored with cinnamon, and also claims that, "Every woman and every community had a special version of Jumbles; Bedford Jumbles, Philadelphia Jumbles, Coconut Jumbles, even Wine Jumbles." They also offer a Molasses Jumbles recipe from the WW II era (with variations), and Jubilee Jumbles with nuts (with coconut and Date or Raisin variations), as well as three Ginger Jumbles variations, and a peanut one.

Scanning my google search, modern cooks seem to use "Jumbles" for anything that's "Jumbled up", meaning they'll throw anything in there from M&Ms to oatmeal. Although according to Wikipedia, the original word jumble meant "twin" and referred to their shape. I'm starting to think they should be called the chaos cookie...