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Article: Cupid Has Wings, So Why Can't a Brownie? - New York Times
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- The New York Times
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- February 1, 1995
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BROWNIES have tempted Americans for nearly 100 years. And for Valentine's Day, when gifts of chocolate are customary, brownie companies can expect to be very busy. Scores of companies send brownies gift-wrapped with messages on cards. Only a credit card and a telephone or fax machine are needed. Faxing and overnight delivery are new, but buying brownies by mail is actually as old as the brownie itself. Though the origins of the American cake known as the brownie are unclear, the term for the fairly flat, rich chocolate confection that can vary from softly moist and fudgy to thick and cakelike is supposed to have first been used in 1897 -- in none other than a Sears catalogue. As Sears ...
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Article: BROWNIES OFFER ENRICHING EXPERIENCES
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
December 15, 1997 ;
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......camping and do service projects. They are Brownies, an arm of the Girl Scouts for girls...But, crafts are only one aspect of the Brownies. DiRienzo said the turkeys were the girls...the new girls are initiated into the Brownies. During the meetings, they learn about...
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