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- Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
- I'm an entertainment editor at MSNBC.com, and have maintained Pop Culture Junk Mail since August, 1999. The New York Times called the site "one of the best places to explore pop culture online," and Entertainment Weekly included it on their Top 100 Web Sites list. If you like weird food, strange products, and 1970s and 1980s nostalgia, PCJM is your home away from home.
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Gael, it's not just Pittsburgh brides who get the cookie buffet. I was married just outside Youngstown, OH and had two tables of cookies. My mom and her friends started baking as soon as I got engaged. I've been to weddings in Cleveland and Erie, PA that also had cookie tables.
The article didn't mention how fancy some of the cookies get - I love seeing the marzipan fruits that are sometimes on the table. They are too pretty to eat, of course, but add a lot of sparkle to the table. The cookie table is nearly universal around Western Pennsylvania; whether the reception is in someone's home, a fire hall, an upscale restaurant or a country club, it is one of the best parts of a wedding.
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