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Copyright that Pandacorn, you've got a gold mine of a children's show if you pair him with Holly as a pair of word detectives who solve vocabulary mysteries.

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Oct 5, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

The Pandacorn is outstanding. Excellent work. We don't have special cake pans here, but we do have a particular cake serving plate and set of cake plates. They're cut glass with hearts around the edges and not particularly fancy -- except that I got them for Mrs DG as a gift back when we were young and skint and buying the things for Christmas seemed an impossible splurge. In any event, they are now the official "birthday plates" and must be used for any family celebration. My mother-in-law specifically requested them for her 89th birthday on Sunday. Much as your cake pans imbue flavor because of the love, I think those plates do the same.

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Oct 5, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

I dare Paul Hollywood to say anything bad about that cake.

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Oct 5, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

Am I crying? Yes. Is it because our child is due in November? Yes. I will be a blubbering mess for the foreseeable future.

Also, House of The Dragon can fuck right off with all the tragic labor scenes.

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That's a damn good Pandacorn

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Oct 5, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

So after reading this, I have one thing to say, Scott.

You undersell your talent.

Oh, and I may be jealous.

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Oct 5, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

Timely piece! Just yesterday I was corrected in thinking that my daughter was in the 1st grade (she's in the 2nd grade now). The struggle/denial is real.

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Oct 5, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

Hot damn. That’s a heluva job there.

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I was expecting more of a Purple Panda from "Donkey Hodey" look

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Every attempt I’ve made at baked goods ends up looking like some commentary about our crumbling, end-stage capitalist empire, so you’re well ahead of the game, here.

Also…Pandacorn…pain du corn…was your daughter secretly encouraging your next recipe to be cornbread-based? We await Friday’s answer with bated breath.

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Oct 5, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

Sometimes the emotional-terrorism is positive.

This was a great read with a happy ending. Glad you were able to keep the magic going for another year.

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Oct 5, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

As usual, I'm going to move right past the emotional damage you've inflicted on me before 9:00 a.m. on a weekday no less, to let you know that I too once felt that baking was outside of my Cooks skill set and then I met the King Arthur flour recipe pages. No fuss, no frills, well tested, great directions. It is first time I've ever been able to make a pie crust without failing and not only did I do it the first time I tried the recipe but I did it every single time I tried the recipe.

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Oct 5, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

OK, that's a great cake.

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Oct 6, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

Your daughter is a lucky one, this is great work!

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Oct 6, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

Gat dang this one hit me in the feels.

My kids are now 9, 7, and 5 and I don’t like it one bit.

Well done on the cake, pops. You crushed it.

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Masterful narrative buildup, all indications that the cake design will be an epic fail, and then the reveal! A masterpiece in word and icing design. Well-played.

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