The results are in, and Bill Richardson's recipe for biscochitos, New Mexico's official state cookie, won Yankee Magazine's cookie primary. Nine judges evaluated the cookies, made by culinary students at Southern New Hampshire University from recipes submitted by the candidates.
Your blogger hasn't had a chance to make any of the cookies himself, but he predicted Richardson's cookies would win based on the recipe alone, and this line in particular:
1 pound lard (a must, no substitutes)
There's no way other recipes, such as Hillary Rodham Clinton's use of shortening in her oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe, were going to compete with real lard.
Unsurprisingly, Ron Paul won the online polling, with 93 percent of the more than 9,800 votes, with Mrs. Paul's recipe for apricot-coconut balls.
— Stephen Dinan, national political reporter, The Washington Times
Comments (2)
And I thought Southerners liked their grease and fried chicken. Those Yankees do know what tastes good. Good ole unhealthy, fattening, greasy animal fat!! Just amazing. And they say Ron Paul is old fashioned because he supports the constitution. I think Mrs. Paul's cookie ball recipe sounded not only healthy and modern but great. I guess there is no accounting for the bad habits of others.
Posted by DenisL | December 18, 2007 10:02 PM
It is interesting that apricot and coconut make for a strong constitution.
Posted by Keith | December 18, 2007 11:24 PM