It’s a good thing it’s National Oreo Cookie Day.
I need a cookie. Maybe a dozen.
This morning, my son and his wife called me to say they need financial help because their septic tank is backing up into their house. Gross. Horrible. They need our help.
They both work hard, but still, with three kids, live paycheck to paycheck. They’ve cut back as far as they can. They have no more cable TV. They rarely go out or eat out. They cook their meals. They don’t go on extravagant vacations. Vacations for them are normally a couple of days of camping. Things are tight. I’m just glad we can help them
But I digress. I want to talk about cookies. Oreos, to be exact.
Do you remember when you were a kid (or maybe you still do?), when you took the top off an Oreo cookie, ate the plain brown side, and saved the white part with the cream on it for last?
Well, today’s your day: Oreo Cookie Day!
Readers may wonder how the famous cookie came to be. Here’s some information about the cookie that made its debut in 1912 (the same year Fenway Park opened, I might add):
The late Sam J. Porcello, a former Nabisco food scientist, is known for his work in terms of the modern Oreo cookie, which has been a creamy favorite snack for decades. This cookie creation is without a doubt one of his most notable achievements in his 34 years at Nabisco. And frankly, we believe that life has been sweeter ever since, since we at National Today just cannot get enough! The Oreo cookie is nearly 108 years old, and is enjoyed by cookie lovers of all ages across the globe. (from the Oreo cookie website)
If you’ve had the pleasure of splashing an Oreo cookie in milk, as in the photo above, you and I should be friends.
Oreos and I go way back–all the way to childhood. When I was a young girl in the 1950s, Oreos didn’t come in a multitude of flavors, as they do now. There weren’t holiday Oreos (e.g., gingerbread, candy cane, pumpkin for Halloween, etc.), or mint Oreos or red ones for Valentine’s Day. No golden Oreos. No double-stuffed ones, either. Just plain dark cookies on top with cream in the middle. Yum. What a treat!
That’s explains why, as of 2019 (the last time statistics were available), Nabisco reports that they’d sold more than 45 BILLION Oreos…and counting.
I have to admit that I like Golden Oreos, too. But there’s something about the good, old chocolate ones with the single layer of white cream, begging to be taken apart and eaten separately.
Got milk?
Hi, Wanda,
I love Oreos, but they are much too expensive here in Germany. Thus, I buy the Cookeos. They taste just like Oreos and are cheaper.
They are the best kind of snack with a glass of milk.
I wonder how much money Sam J. Porcello earned for his discovery or if he had to turn it over to Nabisco.
Great article.
Shalom shalom
Hi Pat–They have increased in price here, too. I only buy them when they go on sale, and then I hide them (my husband would eat them all!) for when we are traveling. a couple of Oreos go a long way on a trip. I have to do all the driving now because he has an essential tremor, and he can do short trips, such as to the grocery store and church, but I don’t trust him for long highway drives. Our trip to see our daughter is about 11 hours (she’s in Michigan), and our son is 3 1/2 hours. We’re both 75 now, so we take it easy on the road.
Thanks for commenting!
Oh gosh Wanda! My stomach churns when cookies and milk are mentioned. I am lactose intolerant and its gotten worse over the years. I can’t even take lactose free. So I can’t eat or drink any of it anymore.
Sorry to put a wrinkle in your happiness. I’m not going to spoil anybody’s fun just because I can’t have any.
Enjoy the rest of your day! 🤐🤐
Hi Shirley–I know what you mean. After my son’s lower floor filled with a sewage malfunction (as I noted at the top of the post), I was thinking about chocolate in general and cookies in particular. Later in the day, my daughter-in-law (his wife) had a gall bladder attack! I hope I wasn’t telepathically increasing her fat intake while I talked about cookies!
🙂
Hi Wanda,
I like Oreos,but then I’m partial to all chocolate.Hence the need for a diet.
Interesting you talk of essential tremor,my husband has that along with other stuff.
Hi Joy–I too am partial to chocolate. I’ve learned to eat chocolate in moderation. Wish I had learned that earlier in my life. It took me about eight years but I lost 80 pounds–went from a size 22 to a 14. Took me until I retired from my “day” job to come to that conclusion. Now I can eat a little bit of chocolate or a couple of cookies instead of eating the whole package.
My husband is in pretty reasonable shape, except he never wants to leave the house. So I have to do things on my own a lot. I go to concerts a lot on my own.
Wanda, thinking back to our earlier years, my mother-in-law was our financial savior. I had a good job financially but only got paid twice a month. Sometimes bad things happened – especially car repairs – and credit cards weren’t yet available. So MIL loaned us the money with paybacks usually over the next month or so.
Now today, I don’t know how we got there, but I consider us pretty well off. So now, we are the savior to our daughter. As an only child with our only grandchild, they are going to inherit all our stuff anyway. So why not give her some now to help her through. Most of it has gone into their new house. Everything is just about done – some minor things – and they should be able to move in by the end of the month. Then it’s CLEAN UP HER CONDO and put it up for sale.
Hi, Wanda! Thank God for parents who can financially help their kids! While I was a young mom, my parents came through for us several crucial times. Now we’ve been able to pass that blessing along. I’m thankful most of our 8 kids are doing well, but some still need a boost now and then.
As for Oreos, thanks for the history! I’ve cut them out of my diet, and have finally come to the place where they don’t tempt me anymore. However, I remember the delicious flavor, especially dunked in milk. Enjoy while you can!
Blessings,
Patty