Pittsburgh Cookie Poem

HappyBride101009 · September 2009

Hey Girls, I know there is a poem about Pittsburgh and our cookie tables floating around, does anyone have it? I would like to put it on the cookie table in 27 DAYS!!!!

Thanks for the help!

hey_its_jenn · September 2009

" The cookie table is a Pittsburgh tradition attributed to the collaborative and culinary efforts of many ethnic groups. The bride's family and friends present an awe-inspiring spread of cookies and desserts for the wedding feast. While no one is certain where or why the cookie table originated, no Pittsburgh wedding is complete without one. Remember, in Pittsburgh people don't wonder "How was the wedding?" They ask, "Were the cookies good?"

HappyBride101009 · September 2009

Thanks Jenn!!!! Good Luck! Its coming FAST!!!

hey_its_jenn · September 2009

I know - it's pretty crazy. I keep thinking things like, "this time next week, I'll be MARRIED!" haha.

morainemom · September 2009

Here's the long version of The Cookie Tradition: Normal.dotm 0 0 1 250 1426 Movin' Out 11 2 1751 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} The Cookie Table: A Pittsburgh Tradition By Suzanne Martinson, Food Editor, Pittsburgh Post Gazette You can have a designer wedding gown and tuxedo or hand-me-downs. You can have an “A-list” guest list or just the closest of kin. You can receive your guests at the fanciest restaurant or at a potluck at the firehall. But you aren’t truly a Pittsburgher unless you have The Cookie Table. When we first moved here and a bride-to-be mentioned The Cookie Table, I was puzzled. “What do you need cookies for?” I asked. “At a wedding, you eat cake.” Little did I know. The Cookie Table is as much a part of Pittsburgh as the Pirates and the Steelers and the Penguins. We may bleed black and gold, but at any event worth writing home about, we have cookies. And most of these cookies are homemade by the mother of the bride, sisters, aunts, cousins and grandmothers. Sometimes both sides of the extended family get involved. Friends are also called into the fray. Happy to do it, in fact. The Cookie Table is, indeed, the gift of love. Nobody knows the exact origin of the tradition, which has been exported to other parts of Pennsylvania, other states, too. It may be Italian or Slovak or Polish or Croatian or Greek. The Scandinavians may get involved, and the Indians, too. The Germans do cookies, and so do the Irish. If we’ve left anybody out (like the English), add them to the cookie equation. There may be no greater tribute to cross-cultural friends and marriages than The Cookie Table. It’s what makes America great; a medley of cultures taking the best from each. The best being favorite family cookie recipes. Remember, in Pittsburgh, people don’t wonder, “How was the wedding?” They ask, “Were the cookies good?”

themissizz · September 2009

This was posted 4 posts below this. It's even titled "COOKIE TABLE SAYING" -- you didn't even have to search or go to a different page. Seriously?

hey_its_jenn · September 2009

I thought the same thing, Stace, but I think Pam's is a little long - no offense - but that's a lot to read. So I posted the shorter version. I miss daytime knotting, p.s.

themissizz · September 2009

Jenn, you are far nicer than I am.

McBridetobe · September 2009

Molly, can we add this to the Pgh Knottie page at the top?

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