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I had a lovely dinner with my sister Brenda, her husband and the kids yesterday for Valetine's Day.  The food was great, the company was fun (including the humans ... the six indoor kitties are always entertaining), and I enjoyed the movie (National Treasure 2).  We played a little bit of Wii bowling - where I was the champ until I faced off with my brother-in-law - but he just BARELY triumphed over my natural talent. ;-)  And, of course, the brownies for dessert - just WONDERFUL... (I love brownies).

Now, there's an odd name for a food, thinking about it... "brownies" - where do you suppose that started?  There must have been other brownish foods by the time they were invented... and wouldn't they be better named "chocolaties" or "fudge cakes" or something like that? Hmm ... bears looking into.

Here we go ... according to several sources, the true origins delightful fudgy cake confection, which those of us with discerning palates consider to be one of the most delicious snacks or desserts known to human kind, are shrouded in mystery.  Nobody really knows who invented them, and the assumption is that the name came from the color of the food, which is classified as a "bar cookie". Check out this article for the whole story...

That's all for now - catch you later!

-- T