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Is licking cake batter bowls a prerequisite to being a kid?

15 years ago

Grant had his first taste of cake batter and I'm not so sure he liked it! LOL

See for yourself!

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stephmc72
Original Author
15 years ago
And just another one because I think it's cute. He was playing peek-a-boo.

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gwanny2three
15 years ago
He is a doll....what a fun little guy! LOL..I can't tell if he likes it or not! He sure doesn't seem to hate it!
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pattico_gw
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Cute Stephanie...

I still have a tent up in my living room. It's a little bigger than that. My two grandkids ages 8 & 9 sleep in it when they spend the night, so early in the morning when Jeff's dogs come down they don't get woke up with dog kisses. They stayed Sunday night and played in it yesterday.

I had my cousins for lunch and a craft today so by the time they left I was too pooped to put it away. It can just sit there till tomorrow.

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rosepetal2
15 years ago
this also applies to cookie dough bowls, brownie bowls, pudding bowls........getting to lick the bowl and spoon was the best part of Mom's baking and mine with my girls. Enjoy these days, they pass to quickly.
Cute pics BTW.

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liz
15 years ago
My 16 DS gets MAD if I don't save him a little bit of batter to lick!! It's definitely part of the fun of baking from scratch!
cheryl_down_under
15 years ago
It most certainly is - loved doing this when I was a kid, but my mum would scrape as much batter as she could out of the bowl and I didn't usually end up with much, but what I did get I absolutely loved - sometimes I enjoyed it more in the raw state than when it was cooked!!!!

Grant certainly is a handsome little man - those eyes are just gorgeous!
cheerful1_gw
15 years ago
When I was younger, I baked all the time. Eating the leftover batter was the best part of the process!
des_arc_ya_ya
15 years ago
Well YEAH, Silly Girl!! LOL

He sure is growing up and is still a doll.

One of my DGDs was little and had never licked a beater. I handed her one with mashed potatoes on it. In a few minutes, she came back and said, "Mamaw, would you load this for me again?" LOL

I took it to the sink, washed it well and reloaded it for her! LOL Oh, yeah, just make sure that the mixer is turned off and the beater is out of it! LOL (That's my household hint for today, KTers.)
dirt_yfingernails
15 years ago
They never lose those memories, Grant will probably do that for years. With my kids (weird ones, I admit) it is eating the cabbage heart. Their favorite "leftover" thing to eat. In fact, DS age 22 tackled one the other day and was so grateful to get it.
nodakgal
15 years ago
Now see, I *told* you Grant was sweet! ;)
Never seen a kid with chocolate on his mouth that wasn't!
jannie
15 years ago
I love the tent! Looks like fun! I remember my Mom would make us birthday cakes, with her own recipe for icing. She'd let me lick the beaters, after they were taken off her Mixmaster. thanks for a *sweet* memory!

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