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_table

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? I could really
> use the help!
>  
> Thanks!
>  
> Liz Nohra
> Fairfax, VA
> 
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