CrossCuT Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 It only counts as "from scratch" if you grew and/or produced each individual ingredient yourself. So at the very minimum you need farmland with a well, wheat, and some method of obtaining sugar. Sugarcane perhaps, honey, sugar beets, you get the idea. Plus you need grazing land for dairy cows, not to be confused with Dairygirl, as well as some space for chickens. In terms of equipment, some sort of gristmill and, depending on your method of obtaining sugar, perhaps the necessary equipment to refine it. Given that, honey may be more cost effective on a somewhat smaller scale, but I would not know since I am not a farmer or beekeeper. Also I am not sure how you would make icing using honey as your sweetener. I am sure it is possible, but I have no idea how difficult it may or may not be. Anything less is pure damnable cheating! :notworthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 It only counts as "from scratch" if you grew and/or produced each individual ingredient yourself. So at the very minimum you need farmland with a well, wheat, and some method of obtaining sugar. Sugarcane perhaps, honey, sugar beets, you get the idea. Plus you need grazing land for dairy cows, not to be confused with Dairygirl, as well as some space for chickens. In terms of equipment, some sort of gristmill and, depending on your method of obtaining sugar, perhaps the necessary equipment to refine it. Given that, honey may be more cost effective on a somewhat smaller scale, but I would not know since I am not a farmer or beekeeper. Also I am not sure how you would make icing using honey as your sweetener. I am sure it is possible, but I have no idea how difficult it may or may not be. Anything less is pure damnable cheating! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Carl Sagan is overrated and preached a debunked scientific theory as though it were fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Carl Sagan is overrated and preached a debunked scientific theory as though it were fact. You sound like an expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Carl Sagan is overrated and preached a debunked scientific theory as though it were fact. I heard Newton studied Alchemy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 You sound like an expert. The theory of a constantly expanding and contracting universe has been debunked. It's fine Carl Sagan personally believed it, but he preached it as if it were fact and not mere scientific theory. Oh, and phrases like "Billions and billions of star stuff." are obviously the mark of an expert in the scientific field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Nihil watches really girly animes and no one questions his authority. I call shenanigans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Nihil watches really girly animes and no one questions his authority. I call shenanigans. Girly animes are the best kind. Though I do question why he is able to watch girly animes and My Little Pony and no one questions it, but I make a thread about One Direction and shaving my legs and everyone thinks I'm gay. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Because my authority is on a far deeper level than my words or actions. My entire being exudes an air on unquestionable authority so strong that anyone inclined to question it instead questions their own sense of reality. In a certain metaphysical sense, my authority is the paradoxical embodiment of the dasein. Or perhaps it is my maverick devil-may-care attitude and rakish good looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern california guy Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 "If you wish to make an birthday cake from scratch, you must first invent the universe." - Some Sciency Person "Billions and billions..."! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 The like ice cream with my :cake: birthday cake :cake: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaD2006 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 You know ... you can do the modified box cake :). Add pudding (or save a step -- buy the one with pudding). Vanilla. Make it an upside-down pineapple rum cake. Add cream instead of milk. Make sure to use butter instead of oil. Or ... use both. But not olive oil (that may not taste that good). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 At what age do you stop individual candles, with my kids I think it was 10 or 12 My favorite cake is chocolate, with chocolate chips and chocolate icing with chocolate chips in the iceing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximillion Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I swapped out eating cake made from the usual stuff to ones using vegan ingredients (and mainly raw) and have lost 28lbs in 14 weeks. Yes, it is true I had it to lose, but this is the first time I have ever lost weight and kept it off - oh, and I went low GI in general too and am feeling the benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaD2006 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 At what age do you stop individual candles, with my kids I think it was 10 or 12 My favorite cake is chocolate, with chocolate chips and chocolate icing with chocolate chips in the iceing Actually I think celebrating specific decades showing ALL the candles would be cool. Think -- 30, 40, 50, 60. I would however make sure to have a fire extinguisher at hand in case the candles sort of get a mind of their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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