Growing up, we always knew it was fall when ivin s spiced wafers started showing up in the grocery store. She then asked a group of men why they felt threatened by women. Gingermolasses spice cookies copycat ivins spice wafers. Mar 10, 2020 by africa sports unified asu sports business podcast.
Family owned and operated sweetzels has been baking and packaging all of our products in the united states for over 100 years. If you are but an droll watcher of human foibles, molly ivinss humorous take on humanity pants up and pants down will tickle your fancy and make you jealous that you didnt say that first. Ivins is a town in utah with a population of 8,211. The autumnal exclusivity, the pumpkinesque spices and the overall halloweenness of the famous blackandorange colored boxes have made spiced wafers a fall musthave for locals around this time. Mention warm apple cider, a glowing fire, or pumpkin picking on the farm, and youll have any east coast native craving a box of our original spiced wafers. Stay in hotels and other accommodations near the ledges golf club, sunbrook golf club, and dixie red hills golf club. The warm grasp of his mothers veined hand, tears in her kind, lined. Ivins 18521934, official of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Aug 24, 2003 we talked to some local people who raved about a pennsylvania fall tradition of eating ivins ginger biscuits, and spreading pumpkins butter on them. Spiced wafers bear a certain resemblance to ginger snaps, but transcend them in almost every way darker, spicier, molassesier and, well, better. Well, halloween had already passed, but we found a local grocery store that still had some ivins ginger biscuits, and we chowed down on our own version of your local tradition. Living in ivins offers residents a rural feel and most residents own their homes. And they can only be found in supermarkets in and around philadelphia, south.
Ivins history ivins began as a project site in the early 1900s for the building. Vintage ivins famous spiced wafers metal orange and black. The baker starts with ginger and molasses and adds cinnamon, allspice and cloves for a much more complex flavor than gingersnaps. Ivins famous spiced wafers 16 oz twin pack of 3 for sale. Spiced wafers from two dueling companies, ivins and sweetzels, appear on store shelves in late august. Sweetzels and ivins spiced wafers are the original. Gingermolasses spice cookies copycat ivins spice wafers adventures of the kitchen ninja 101714 12. Most sweetzels spiced wafers and its acme housebrand competitor. Crunchy gingermolasses spice cookies a copycat recipe of ivins famous spiced. Another 206 words 15 lines of text covering the years 1273, 1500, 1691, and 1788 are included under the topic early ivins history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia bakeries and bakers. Growing up in philly, my family always shopped at acme which has the market cornered on ivins famous spiced wafers. Most sweetzels spiced wafers and its acme housebrand competitor, ivins, are sold between labor day and black friday bereft spiced wafer fans say the more limited availability once santas start showing up in stores is the real reason for that days bleak nickname. Review the ivins hotel list below to find the perfect lodging.
The hinged lid is firmly attached with metal hinges. Margaret atwood, the canadian novelist, once asked a group of women at a university why they felt threatened by men. Nor did i turn down a box of ivins famous spiced wafers sent specialdelivery from jersey via nicole brodeurs sister susie. Royce chocolate wafers hazel cream flavor the most famous chocolate from hokkaido japan best for valentine gift eligible for a 34 business day shipping if ordered within the u. Shop target for cookies you will love at great low prices. I bought several different ones and then matched them to the varieties of cookies i was packaginglong ones for biscotti, smaller ones for little cookies like these molasses ginger spice snaps, etc. Ivins s mother and grants mother were sisters, surnamed ivins, and were distant cousins of ivins s father.
The spiced wafer that i judge all other spiced wafers and gingersnaps against. Raised in houston, she was a graduate of smith college 1966 and held a m. Other sights in the area include coyote gulch art village. Ivins city transportation master plan 5 1 introduction 1. Nic and i grew up eating those massproduced molasses cookies. Sweetzels spiced wafers, ginger snaps, mini cremes. Forever collectibles official licensed nfl dual hybrid 4. I just posted on a pennsylvania thread about a tradition around philly called ivins spiced wafers and their apparent competitor, sweetzels spiced wafers, available only in the fall. If acme goes, there will be a hole in his heart philadelphia. Molly ivins, mary tyler ivins, american political satirist born aug. Parker, a multiinstrumentalist, had built a career as a session musician when he decided to form apollo 100 in 1972. They said they were afraid women would laugh at them.
We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on ivins history, ivins ancestory, and ivins family connections. Ivins ginger biscuits restaurants pennsylvania chowhound. When we reach 300 subscribers i will randomly select a reader us residents only who has commented on this post. You know its time for fall when you start to see these wonderful orange and brownblack boxes start to pop up in your local supermarket. Ok folks, i want you to spread the word about the ivins famous spiced wafer s facebook page. Crunchy gingermolasses spice cookies a copycat recipe of ivins famous spiced wafers from the yankee kitchen ninja. Reserve of entrada at snow canyon, ivins, ut real estate. Many years have passed since the original spiced wafer first warmed the hearts of our customers. The population was 6,753 at the 2010 census, and it was estimated at 8,9 in 2018. Growing up in philly, my family always shopped at acm.
Growing up, we always knew it was fall when ivins spiced wafers started showing up in the grocery store. The 10 best things to do in ivins 2020 with photos. George, utah, as part of the original settling party for that city ivins was a cousin of heber j. Antique ivins biscuits advertising crate philadelphia. Ivins is from houston, texas, graduated from smith college in.
Chewy ginger cookies, the ultimate fall and holiday cookie, full of spices and molasses. Very good recipes of spices from adventures of the kitchen. Bakeries and bakers encyclopedia of greater philadelphia. Ivins also served as a general authority of the lds church. The original paper label is also in great shape showing normal wear. She worked for numerous newspapers, including the minneapolis star tribune. Enjoy activities like hiking and horseback riding in ivins. Sep 06, 2010 you know its time for fall when you start to see these wonderful orange and brownblack boxes start to pop up in your local supermarket. See more of ivins famous spiced wafers on facebook. I just picked up ginger snaps today thinking to myself that i wish ivins famous spiced wafers were sold here. She is always out and about, looking for quality artwork, accessories, odd and unique one of a kind items. In 2005, ivins received the courage in journalism award.
You dont have to be an obssessive observer of politics to enjoy this book, but if you are, the book rings too true. Many retirees live in ivins and residents tend to be conservative. At that time he contributed one hundred dollars in cash toward a new chapel and promised to send them a bell. These curious cookies have rabid local fans, outselling. Sweetzels and ivins spiced wafers are the original pumpkin spice. These are delicious on their own or dunked in some apple cider. Includes three 16ounce boxes of ivins famous spiced wafers. Ivins famous new all natural lemon snaps 10 pack of 2 yummy.
Aug 02, 2004 spice is a well researched and well written book on the history of how spice affected the world through the ages covering fact, myth, legend, religion, politics, trade, discovery, eating habits and more. Ivins produced a variety of cakes and cookies, including spiced wafers. Irritable bowel syndrome message boards spiced wafers. Irritable bowel syndrome and help for ibs events and publicity special events from heathers tummy care. Sweetzels spiced wafers have been tasty harbingers of fall in southeast pennsylvania for over 100 years. Our sweetzels spiced wafers and sweetzel ginger snaps are the perfect fall gift or a special treat any time of year. The latter is especially popular in those places that prominently carry it. It is in excellent condition, there are no scratches or dents of any kind. We hope you will participate on the ivins forums, it is a great place to find or post information on ivins genealogy and is completely free to participate. Feb 02, 2007 molly ivins 19442007 syndicated austin political columnist and texas icon molly ivins passed away on january 31. In addition to the realization that he needed a larger size of pants, the test left him with the same conclusion reached by me and my coworkers.
A lollypop led to the beginning of the greatest food reform propaganda in history the westfield pure food movement. The pure food town 3 the westfield movement how westfield became famous as the pure food town 6 the uplook 12 the westfield standard. The autumnal exclusivity, the pumpkinesque spices and the overall halloweenness of the famous blackandorange colored boxes have made. Jan 28, 2009 january 31, 2009, is the twoyear anniversary of molly ivins death. George metropolitan area as a suburb or bedroom community. Ivins produced a variety of cakes and cookies, including spiced wafers, a cookie that became a longtime regional favorite after its introduction in 1910. When ivins was still an infant, his parents migrated to utah territory. Ivins official website ivins historical society a history of ivins a history of ivins wikipedia article about ivins history of the town of ivins by myrtle l. Jan 31, 2007 political journalist molly ivins was a texas liberal known for crackerbarrel commentary with biting humor reminiscent of mark twain. The autumnal exclusivity, the pumpkinesque spices and the overall halloweenness of the famous blackandorange colored boxes have made spiced wafers a. I remember being fed these sweet and crunchy confections every.
Oct 14, 2016 the autumnal exclusivity, the pumpkinesque spices and the overall halloweenness of the famous blackandorange colored boxes have made spiced wafers a fall musthave for locals around this time. I am talking about the ivins famous spiced wafer, which is sold. More importantly,there were three boxes of ivins famous spiced wafers, which are probably unknown to anyone who has never resided in the greater delaware valley. Jan 06, 2011 in addition to the realization that he needed a larger size of pants, the test left him with the same conclusion reached by me and my coworkers.
These cookies are born to be dunked, traditionally in apple cider. The cuisine of philadelphia was shaped largely by the citys mixture of ethnicities, available foodstuffs and history. The ivins family papers are comprised of the correspondence, writings, and notes, legal and financial records of william ivin, sr the correspondence, writings, notes and diaries of william ivins, jr. I have run across the sweetzels in florida in years past, in the fall months. Like jackolanterns on halloween, another blackandorange tradition arrives each fall in philadelphia. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Spiced wafers type of cookie traditionally sold in the autumn. You can make payments, apply for services new, submit building permits new, etc via emailonline submission. Im not sure the packaging has even changed, at all, in the past 45 years. For the uninitiated, thats spiced wafers, a hard, craggy cookie similar to a. Mary tyler molly ivins august 30, 1944january 31, 2007 was an american journalist, author and political commentator.
Molly ivins is a nationallysyndicated political columnist, whose special focus is the foibles of both state and national government. This he did, and the bell still hangs in the belfry of the old church. The bake house, as it was known, was a major operation that supplied bread and. Ivins famous spiced wafers discovered this seasonal, regional cookie item on a visit to south jersey. Search for cheap and discounted hotel and motel rates in or close to ivins, ut for your upcoming personal or group travel. Ivins famous new all natural lemon snaps 10 pack of 2. Please note that the white spots in the photos are only reflections and not flaws. We talked to some local people who raved about a pennsylvania fall tradition of eating ivins ginger biscuits, and spreading pumpkins butter on them. Molly ivins simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Apparently it is a fall tradition around philadelphia and the greater delaware valley area.
The women said they were afraid of being beaten, raped, or killed by men. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our ivins research. It remained a viable industry throughout the regions history, however, ranging from. Ivins city offices are now closed to public due to covid19 in an effort to slow covid19, we have closed our doors to the public. Molly ivins american political satirist britannica. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our. Most folks know her, however, as the nationally syndicated editorial columnist for the fort worth startelegram. Spiced wafer throwdown spices, fall recipes, halloween. Battle lines drawn in phillys cookie wars spiced wafers in. Gubler under dixie sun book by the washington county chapter, daughters of the utah pioneers 1950 with 1978 supplement pages 431435, supplement pages 1718. Oct 18, 2007 ivins famous spiced wafers discovered this seasonal, regional cookie item on a visit to south jersey. Although ivins was listed as a town in the 2000 census, it became a city. Book your hotel in ivins and pay later with expedia. The ones selling them are charging outrageous prices.
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