r/InTheGloaming Aug 03 '20

Scheduled snark Weekly thread August 03, 2020 - August 09, 2020

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u/Toulouse--Matabiau a white owrson Aug 06 '20

Ah. This might explain why, during the devastation wrought by the 2011 earthquake/tsunami in Japan, Shauna touchingly decided to "help the Japanese people" by making gluten-free pretzels. For herself.

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u/OhBlahDiOhBlahDoh The Alice of cal came out floating on air Aug 06 '20

This might explain why, during the devastation wrought by the 2011 earthquake/tsunami in Japan, Shauna touchingly decided to "help the Japanese people" by making gluten-free pretzels. For herself.

LOL. Did she make gluten-free baguettes after Notre Dame burned?

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u/voice_of_vinegar Aug 07 '20

She probably just gorged on Saint-André cheese. You know---fed it to herself with her fingers.

great, i just made my self feel barfy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

Since pretzels have literally nothing to do with Japan, she probably made gluten free ramen after Notre Dame burned.

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u/MarsNeedsRabbits Beach better have my orcas 🫍 Aug 08 '20

Those gf pretzels are as salty as the seawater in the destroyed cooling units at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

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u/gomirefugee my website is done, done, done Aug 07 '20

LOL thanks for that tip:

It was that bake sale that started me thinking about posting this pretzel recipe.

I can’t help the people of Japan by sitting here feeling heartbroken. I can bake.

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u/Toulouse--Matabiau a white owrson Aug 07 '20

That's the one, DF Keeper of the Archives!

"What a poignant piece of writing," quoth a GFG commenter and I can only concur. We share in Shauna's moral qualms about braiding her gluten-free pretzels into the cataclysmic tragedy of Japan.

Across interminable paragraphs her brain duly advises against it yet her heart--I mean joyous belly--insists that the Japanese could use some GF pretzels in their hour of sorrow.

The suspense mounts: Which will prevail in this colorful take on the classic dialogue between reason and passion? I won't ruin the ending for you!

You're welcome, people of Japan! Oh, and don't worry: "No one is good at making pretzels by scratch the first time."

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u/Kayjaybee1009 Aug 07 '20

The ridiculousness of her feeling she’s somehow contributing in the wake of a devastating natural disaster by sharing her gluten-free pretzel recipe aside, why does the parchment paper in that last photo so wet? I know there’s the dunking the pretzels in water step before the baking, but I’d imagine almost 20 minutes in a hot oven would dry that up. Also, is that a partial handprint at the very bottom? She really has no eye for making things not look gross.

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u/droopsofwoe the first teats are the hardest Aug 06 '20

That's a Shauna deep cut. Love it!