GMLc reprints its fail-safe recipe for making a tropical storm or hurricane GO AWAY from the Lowcountry:
Hurricane cookies (just in case)*
Hurricane cookies are a particular gris-gris to keep storms out of the Lowcountry.
Shopping list for Hurricane Cookies
(assuming you have baking soda, baking powder and salt already)
all-purpose flour
unsalted butter (2 sticks)
granulated sugar
brown sugar
caramels (18 of 'em)
bittersweet or seme-sweet chocolate (6 oz.)
eggs (2)
pecans (a cup, chopped)
Now for the recipe, which I have kept secret for 10 years .... (click on Continue reading)
Hurricane Cookies
powerful gris-gris against tropical storms and hurricanes*
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
6 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped coarse
18 caramels, chopped coarse
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans.
350 degree oven
Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder
and salt. Cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat
in eggs one at a time. Beat in flour. Stir in chocolate, caramels and
pecans. Drop onto cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake 10-15 minutes
depending on your oven (watch 'em).
*To be made (and eaten) when the Lowcountry is under a tropical storm watch or a hurricane watch.
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