I also grew up in Northeast Ohio and never heard of such a tradition before. Frances D. Hayden, Registrar North Carolina Maritime Museum 315 Front Street Beaufort, North Carolina 28516 Ph (252) 728-7317 Fx (252) 728-2108 North Carolina Maritime Museum: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime/default.htm * This message does not necessarily represent the policy of the NC Dept. of Cultural Resources. E-Mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction of public business, is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Shockley" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Free Cookies? I grew up in Northeast Ohio, and this is the first time that I've heard of this. Although, sounds like a pretty good idea to me!! Lisa Shockley, Curatorial Specialist, 3-D Collections Union Station/Kansas City Museum 30 W. Pershing Road Kansas City, MO 64108 816-460-2055 "Where there is Peace; there is Culture; Where there is Culture; there is Peace." Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947 -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Heidi Campbell-Shoaf Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 8:37 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Free Cookies? Being from W.Pa. I agree with Judy, it is not Midwestern. I have been to weddings with cookie tables. I did not have one but my cousin did. It was not in place of the cake but in addition to it. I have a completely informal theory that people in W.Pa. tend to have more sweets around in general. When I moved to Md. I was surprised at the paltry candy sections in most of the supermarkets. Heidi Campbell-Shoaf, Executive Director Historical Society of Frederick County 24 East Church Street Frederick, Md. 21701 www.hsfcinfo.org Current Exhibit: What's Old is New: Recent Additions to our Collection January 26- May 31, Museum of Frederick County History -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Judith Turner Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:23 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Free Cookies? Hi, Liz -- In this article it's called a Midwestern tradition but it goes on to say the cookie table at weddings developed in the northeastern Ohio/western Pennsylvania area (hardly Midwest, imho) http://weddingservicesreceptions.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_cookie_tab le You'll find quite a few links by doing a google search of the phrase "wedding cookie table" with the quotation marks or you'll get deluged with references. I've seen pastry tables at various receptions and bar/bas mitzvah's but I've never seen one nor heard of a cookie table before. My experiences at weddings have been limited to New Jersey, Wisconsin and Ireland and all have relied on local bakeries for the traditional tiered wedding cakes. Judy Turner Whitefish Bay, WI --- On Thu, 3/12/09, Liz N. <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Liz N. <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Free Cookies? > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 3:56 PM > Ok. I lied. I don't have free cookies but am wondering > if any of you can help me with some historic research I am > doing. I asked it long, long ago when I did an exhibit on > weddings. > > On to my question: Have any of you ever been to a wedding > that has a "cookie table"? This is a table that > has lots of cookies that have been made by families (or in > some cases, a caterer.) > > Where and when did you see it? > > Have you always known about cookie tables? 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