tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post4506357807863080934..comments2024-03-18T21:09:10.627-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/19/24: The pinwheel turns Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-3301290643667444532015-08-19T08:23:01.714-05:002015-08-19T08:23:01.714-05:00Ding-Dongs were my Hostess favorite, but they don&...Ding-Dongs were my Hostess favorite, but they don't taste as good now that they're made by union busters.<br /><br /> Maybe that was one of the reasons that production of Maurice Lenell was moved to Ohio? Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466773885042634687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40791145350355528532015-08-18T15:50:36.670-05:002015-08-18T15:50:36.670-05:00During the later Nam war years the overtime was no...During the later Nam war years the overtime was nonstop due to a gov't contract they had with cookie packets provisions for the soldiers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-6424335349705141762015-08-18T15:49:25.540-05:002015-08-18T15:49:25.540-05:00Yes, that is the one. They prefer to ship some job...Yes, that is the one. They prefer to ship some jobs out now. He retired early in 1989.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9326683723575062015-08-18T15:47:38.486-05:002015-08-18T15:47:38.486-05:00Thanks, Tom, for the "Ballade." I looke...Thanks, Tom, for the "Ballade." I looked it up and listened to it set to music. Enchanting!<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76069540609412620782015-08-18T15:06:53.395-05:002015-08-18T15:06:53.395-05:00Edit to above: Yes, it is. Good thing your dad ret...Edit to above: Yes, it is. Good thing your dad retired when he did.Bitter Scribenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56899846307610366342015-08-18T15:05:15.281-05:002015-08-18T15:05:15.281-05:00I think the descriptions of the Lenell cookies, by...I think the descriptions of the Lenell cookies, by both Neil and the commenters, are pretty accurate. To me, Lenell is a classic victim of middle-of-the-road syndrome: Not bad enough to be really cheap, and not good enough to be gourmet.Bitter Scribenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-59525923074385981662015-08-18T14:59:14.271-05:002015-08-18T14:59:14.271-05:00That wouldn't be the same plant where Mondelez...That wouldn't be the same plant where Mondelez (the current owner) is laying off 600 people, would it?Bitter Scribenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88402258666220702572015-08-18T14:33:08.167-05:002015-08-18T14:33:08.167-05:00I've had madeleine's in France and England...I've had madeleine's in France and England. All somewhat different tasting although baked in the same shaped mold. All considerably superior to what Lenell had on offer.<br /><br />Had he wished to Neil might have amplified on his comment that he's reached the point where he lets thing go by evoking a literary precursor to Monsieur Proust who, some centuries earlier, found the perfect metaphor for the inevitable melting away of things we cherish. Writing not about cookies but famous women, François Villon asked after each verse of his "Ballad of the Ladies of Times Past," "Where are the snows of yesteryear?" <br /><br />Tom Evans Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-78345294299332573072015-08-18T12:29:15.160-05:002015-08-18T12:29:15.160-05:00My dad used to talk about hot cookies or crackers ...My dad used to talk about hot cookies or crackers right off the conveyor belt at Nabisco on Kedzie. Good thing he never became overweight or diabetic, but he was never hungry for dinner when he got home. He always came home with treats. In the blizzard of '67 when he was trapped there for 2 days, no one went hungry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35547811840354817462015-08-18T11:05:17.972-05:002015-08-18T11:05:17.972-05:00I wasn't a huge fan of them. They all tasted l...I wasn't a huge fan of them. They all tasted like compacted sugar. But sometimes that's a good thing.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45853358074491466442015-08-18T10:48:47.852-05:002015-08-18T10:48:47.852-05:00Growing up in Elmwood Park I can remember Saturday...Growing up in Elmwood Park I can remember Saturday morning trips down to Lenells to get cookies, and standing mesmerized nose stuck to the glass watching the conveyor belt carry those cookies round and round.....and the heavenly scent which could be enjoyed for blocks! I can still hear my mom saying "they're cooking today!"Susan Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56779694108306489712015-08-18T10:15:48.259-05:002015-08-18T10:15:48.259-05:00Compared to my grandmother's homemade cookies ...Compared to my grandmother's homemade cookies of similar design, Lenell's taste like sawdust. I won't miss them at all.WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-3944472468037072292015-08-18T10:01:05.960-05:002015-08-18T10:01:05.960-05:00"Close enough for baseball" is a good on..."Close enough for baseball" is a good one. I assume you were alluding to the teams whose stadiums are actually outside the city limits.<br /><br />But I was waiting for an allusion to Proust's madeleine, which I finally tasted at the Drake, forever to evoke moments of helpless out-of-placeness.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-52601524036793833052015-08-18T09:59:44.211-05:002015-08-18T09:59:44.211-05:00That's two of us. Airy spongy nothings. Now SN...That's two of us. Airy spongy nothings. Now SNO-BALLS, however .... those were fantastic.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50169913163155824122015-08-18T08:42:13.300-05:002015-08-18T08:42:13.300-05:00It's not as pressing as when many went crazy o...It's not as pressing as when many went crazy over the Twinkies temporary ending. Never saw what was so great about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70311720651080256822015-08-18T08:29:43.230-05:002015-08-18T08:29:43.230-05:00me, too, Peter. too dry and crumbly.
but i loved W...me, too, Peter. too dry and crumbly.<br />but i loved Win Stracke's booming voice singing about "those wonderful cookies from Maurice Lenell," even if they weren't.mellowjohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35483278644101203692015-08-18T07:52:59.304-05:002015-08-18T07:52:59.304-05:00I'll confess - I never liked Maurice Lenell co...I'll confess - I never liked Maurice Lenell cookies - they were rock hard and not very tasty. Then again, I grew up near Andersonville, and the bakeries! There were six of them within three blocks of my house, and they were all fantastic. Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79624988887065526532015-08-18T00:26:41.281-05:002015-08-18T00:26:41.281-05:00Funny how people rush out to empty the shelves whe...Funny how people rush out to empty the shelves when an iconic item is being discontinued. I confess I made the rounds myself, driving to a few nearby stores, seeking the lovely pinwheels, but to no avail, alas. SandyKnoreply@blogger.com