Stop playing with your food!!

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When I was in Denmark in 2010 I was lucky enough to have my birthday while I was there and Susanne made me a traditional Danish birthday cake which includes all sorts of sweets on it.
While she was busy cooking I swiped some of the licorice strap and tatted a ring with it.

Well........ on a long car trip, I got a bit bored and, well, the snake lollies just jumped out and yelled TAT ME!!

So I did! (In my defence it WAS Susanne's birthday - I was just thinking of that fine cake!) My excuse and I am sticking to it!



Comments

  1. MichelleNovember 13, 2017 at 1:44 AM

    Yesterday in our tatting group we were talking and I reminisced about tatting with shoestring licorice as a kid. The coincidence is astounding!

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  2. God's KidNovember 14, 2017 at 3:40 AM

    Great fun!! :) Pretty neat, tatting you can eat!! :)

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