Recipe - Oreo Centers

1 One half cup Confectioner's (powdered)
sugar
One fourth cup Water
1 One half teaspoon Vanilla
3 ounce Vegetable shortening

"The Oreo is as basic to the fabric of American culture as CocaCola, the
Marlboro Man, a Chevy Impala, or speeding tickets. They're the standard
bill o' fare at Boy Scout Eagle ceremonies, Red Cross blood drives and
virtually every hurricane relief center.

"But while there is great disucssion amoung Real Men over the virtues of
doublestuffed Oreos versus the purist's standard cookie, there's one thing
everyone agrees on: The only way to eat this fabled delicacy is to split it
in half and eat the center first.

"(The psychological reasons for this are many and varied; some liken it to
the opening of the Wild West, others, to the aphrodisiac quality of
oysters. For more information on the subject, we refer you to the
exhaustive research paper, 'The Psycholinguistic and Socioeconomic
Implications of Oreo Opening on TwentiethCentury Mandkind' by Drs. Asher
and Schofield, Our Mother of Perpetual Motion University, 1957. This
document may still be classified. If so, we recommend suing under the
Freedom of Information Act.

"With this energysaving recipe, you'll be able to eliminate the tedious,
laborintensive process of breaking open the Oreos and just get down to
eating the centers.

"If all of this seems confusing, just remember one thing: The French people
open bottles of wine; Real Men open Oreos."

Oreo Centers

In a large bowl, beat all ingredients together until mixture is firm and
fluffy. Yield: 1One fourth cups.

from Real Men Don't Cook Quiche, The Real Man's Cookbook by Scott Redman

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