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Marnie Shure
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Marnie Shure is managing editor of The Takeout.

Aw, I didn’t realize the kettle corn flavor was Kroger brand stores only. I really wanted to try them, and I can’t get them locally. Read more

Denny’s is doing some interesting things. Here in the small downstate IL town where I work, I was looking at restaurants on Google, and I saw one close by that I’d never heard of. It turns out that Denny’s has kind of a ghost kitchen deal called “The Meltdown” with carry-out only versions of fancy grilled cheeses. Read more

Regarding the Peeps soda flavors, why aren’t those called Peepsi, and Dr. Peeper? We’re all thinking it. Seems like a wasted opportunity. Read more

BWW’s boneless wings hardly contain any chicken at all. Every time they are mostly burnt breading and a huge disappointment.
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If you are considering buying cookies, please consider donating to the troop selling. The troop gets fifty cents per box sold. 5$ is more impactful than 5 boxes sold. Read more

Yeah, I’ll just stick to the originals, but the rest of you all have at them.  Read more

I would love to buy some cookies, but between the $15 shipping fee and many of the flavors being completely sold out I'm probably not going to bother this year. Finding scouts running a booth is completely random since my local council isn't good at advertising anything. They also switched suppliers so I can't get the Read more

Digital cookie sales have driven my girls’ selling this year, but the overall usage probably helped to exacerbate the cookie shortage we’re dealing with. We’re looking at a cookie season that, unless the factories can get more cookies out soon, will end prematurely. I’m sure more Thin Mints are on the way, but it Read more

Uh when did they start selling peanut butter cups in packs of two instead of three? Read more

Dairy-free isn’t really a tiny market; lots of meat-eaters can’t digest dairy  (and the vegan market itself is still millions of Americans). Read more

I sold popcorn for BSA, the brief time I was in it. I always thought the point was less about selling cookies and more about engaging the community, working on interpersonal skills/salesmanship, and getting out from behind the TV for a bit, as well as fund-raising. As an introvert I found this process fraught but in Read more

I will try them but I will not have high expectations. I am glad they are trying new things.  Read more

They need to change the form factor, make it a reese’s big cup and the ratios should work out better. they could also increase the peanut butter content so that the chocolate layer is thinner since it seems to be sturdier anyways. Read more

Oh, dairy. Right. For a moment, I was thinking that there was some kind of mystery meat in peanut butter cups. Read more

My maternal grandmother made a very good mince meat pie.  You had to know how to do it which she did. Read more

Pennsylvania’s should be Shoo-fly pie, which admittedly is not really even a pie at all, more like a cake. Read more

What about all the great berry pies like: blueberry, blackberry, etc. Read more

I made a pecan pie and subbed half the corn syrup for pure maple syrup. It was absolutely delicious. I told my co-worker in South Carolina about it and he said “My grandma would have slapped your face then apologized because she was a lady.” Read more

I can’t believe HI’s is apple and not mac nut pie. I mean, pecan pie but with macadamias is a clear winner. Read more

Despite the internet’s belief that Japan has vending machines for everything, the vast majority are actually just drink machines. But that doesn’t mean that I haven’t found some unusual things in there! Read more