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"Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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06/09/08 12:23 AM
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Okay, so my mom (who's from Brooklyn) has her 79th birthday coming up, and for the longest time I wanted to give her a gift basket of old/classic Brooklyn flavors... I want to start off with egg cream ingredients (Fox's U-Bet, of course) and some black-and-whites, some REAL Bialys, etc... but WTF is up with online prices these days?? $40-$60 for 12 cookies? $3/bottle for U-Bet -- fine! But I added 4 different bottles to my cart for $12, but then $11 to ship them?? WTF is that about? I'm not a cheapskate, but I don't like getting ripped off, either. I think it'd be cheaper to drive to Brooklyn myself. Anyway, any suggestions?
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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I was looking into the soda bottle, but wasn't sure if it would be worth the effort (taste-wise) versus normal seltzer?
My biggest wonder was the black-and-whites... WTF is up with that?? lol If I drove to Brooklyn, how much would a dozen cost? Certainly not $40+, right!
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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I Don't Know if this will help, or be any cheaper but Brooklyn Egg Cream Kit there is also some more stuff related to them on the site I hope I helped
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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I linked to that "ridiculously expensive" site already
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
[Re: SC]
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I might have to take a road trip in the next couple weeks then...
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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Thanks, guys! SC, they're up here in NJ for the summer, her birthday is the 25th. We had Nathans a week ago with chili. I thought Hebrew National was my favorite, but not any more. I'll try to remember to ask where exactly she lived. SB, I'll check Shop-Rite, there's a really good one close by, thanks! As for Junior's cheesecake, I sent one for Valentine's Day. I do most every year, but have yet to be in Florida to try it myself so maybe I'll get another one! lol
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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As for Junior's cheesecake, I sent one for Valentine's Day. I do most every year, but have yet to be in Florida to try it myself so maybe I'll get another one! It's my favorite cheesecake. I've never been a fan of the black-and-whites, but your mom would know about Chinese restaurant cookies. Back in the day in Brooklyn, you could get these after dinner (no, not fortune cookies). They are about 5" across and have a dollop of chocolate about the size of a silver dollar in the middle. I see that some local bakeries still make them and I'll buy a few when I come across them. Ask your mom about these. I bet she remembers them.
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My favorite bakety cookie is the linzer (powdered jelly cookie). i haven't had one in a long time. They can get a bit messy. We call them Linzer tarts here.
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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Geoff, Entenmann's sells Black and White Cookies. You should be able to get them in New Jersey. You can also buy them at KOSHERBYTE.COM where they are three for $5.95
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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Geoff, Entenmann's sells Black and White Cookies. And Ruby Tuesday sells "steaks" (Okay, Entenmann's is actually pretty good - just aiming for total authenticity ) But thanks, my friend, for KosherByte.com -- that could come in handy! Damn, I got a week...
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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Sorry, no... forgot. Will try to remember tomorrow...
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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Did you ask your mom what street she lived on?? Sorry, no... forgot. Will try to remember tomorrow... You forgot! For Mama? you forgot! That's an infamia! Mama! Mama Mia! Imagine if she forgot to do something for you! Madone a mia!
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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Imagine if she forgot to do something for you! Madone a mia! She forgot my birthday once and still feels guilty about it after like 25 years... Of course NOW it'd be no big deal since I'm trying to forget them myself!
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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I emailed my dad to find out and he said New Jersey Avenue...
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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06/19/08 11:26 PM
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I emailed my dad to find out and he said New Jersey Avenue... That's not enough info to go on (I'd really need the cross street as well). I wanted to get an old photo of the block or neighborhood and mail it to ya in time to give to your mom. Lemme know if your dad remembers the cross street and I'll give ya one of the web pages I use and point ya in the right direction so you could print out a picture for your mother.
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That is a pretty cool idea. Hopefully he'll remember...!
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Geoff, how nice to want to give her something special. Her birthday is the same as my sister's birthday. I never heard of black & whites either. Only movies and film. Sometimes I really think I should be from NY/NJ. Anyway, happy birthday to Geoff's mom. TIS
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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You should move here, TIS! Bone-chilling winters are "invigorating"! (I'd say "no earthquakes", but then The Big One will come! lol)
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Ha ha.. My kids laugh at me when I tell them that if I had the money, I'd buy a summer home (or condo or whatever) in NYC area. Yet, I am serious. Perhaps, if I win big in Vegas next week. ....Like that's gonna happen. No, I would stay in CA in the winter without a doubt. TIS
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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How about we share a timeshare? You can have winters in NYC, and I'll tackle the brutal winters of LA?
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Ha ha...if we're gonna do that, we could just exchange each others homes and not buy anything. I get CA winters though. I know it's off topic, but I have looked into a say, months stay somewhere in NY. It's between 3/4 grand (and up) a month for a 500 sq. ft. place. Of course, I have know idea what area I am looking at either. Anyway,sorry, continue on topic. I'm just blabbing. I'm on vacation as of today so I'm in a very "up" mood. TIS
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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You're on vacation, yet still up at 6-7am?? You didn't read the vacation manual...!
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Sweet! I had planned (and may still go) to Wegmans tomorrow (half hour away) to see if they had Fox's U-bet and black-and-whites. I decided to try the local Shop-Rite and they had both!! The syrup was $2/bottle ($3 online) and the B&W's were 2 for $2 ($40/dozen online ). They may not be authentic "Brooklyn" B&W's but Shop-Rite has a terrific bakery, and these look great (bigger than I thought!), so I'm not too worried. Got the selzer and milk, too. I wanted to mostly go to Wegmans because I wanted to make a homemade pea soup and figured they'd have the best ingredients. I'll see if I'm to it tomorrow. She likes pea soup, too.
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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I'm talking Gordon Ramsay -style pea soup! Not the add water to Manishevitz (which is fine!), but something a bit lighter for Summer... Soak me some cherries and I'll save you some (if it's good)
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All right, this is the modest gift basket I came up with, all of which doesn't fit into the basket... doh! Homemade pea soup*, 2 bottles of U-Bet, 2 bottles seltzer, 6 black-and-whites, 1 pkg Manischewitz Fruit Slices (candies I remember from when I was a kid), and 2 bars chocolate-covered Halvah (awesome sesame candy), milk... ...and a pound of fresh figs (finally!) for my dad. *I went all out and made gallons of this stuff -- with fresh peas mixed in! I tried to make a less heavy pea soup that's a bit lighter for summer, but it still came out hardy. I experimented a bit, too, and included a pureed sweet potato into the mix, as well as fresh peas and snap peas. Took like 3 hours to cook. Came out pretty good, though.
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: "Brooklyn Gift Basket" ideas?
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Nice touch with the halvah and fruit slices (both a staple of Brooklyn Jews). A very nice gift basket!!! I'm sure your mom will love it. (Is it too late to add something simple? Get a picture online of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers - they won the World Series and were much loved in Brooklyn. Here's a link to one - CLICK HERE ).
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My mom quit baseball after the Dodgers left -- I'm sure many did!
I wanna try to get a DVD together w/ footage of the twins - hopefully I'll have time (have a couple hours)...
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She LOVED IT!!! She hasn't had some of those items in YEARS. Of course she was most grateful about the thought and effort behind it all. It's too bad she's sick right now and cannot really eat anything yet. Hopefully tomorrow! Thanks for all your ideas! PS - She also loved the DVD I whipped together with about 5 minutes of footage I had of the twins. I think she played it 5 times
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Thanks, everyone! She just called me a little while ago telling me the pea soup came out great -- but true or not, mom's will say that anyway. I'm gonna try it myself tonight...
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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