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Post by esperanza on Jun 19, 2016 0:44:31 GMT
There's a friend I work with, and it was her birthday today. I brought in these delicious petit fours from a local bakery. I told another girl I work with there were petit fours in the break room. She said, "A petit what?" In an annoyed way. I said "Petit Fours, they're like little bites of cake." She then said "Why didn't you just say cake? I have no idea what a petit four is."
Dude, I brought dessert! Retract those claws!
Do you know what a petit four is?
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Post by peabay on Jun 19, 2016 0:46:36 GMT
Yes.
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Post by lumo on Jun 19, 2016 0:47:11 GMT
Yes, I do know. And I'd never be nasty to anyone bringing me cake.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jun 19, 2016 0:49:43 GMT
Yes, and I love them because I can try all the desserts and not feel guilty.
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Post by coaliesquirrel on Jun 19, 2016 0:52:08 GMT
Of course! I can't say I've actually HAD them very often, but we always got the Swiss Colony catalogs at Christmas, and I'm sure that's where I learned what they were.
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Post by Linda on Jun 19, 2016 0:52:59 GMT
yes and your coworker was rude - it's never a good idea to be rude to the bearer of dessert. But I suspect she felt stupid for not knowing and was defensive about that.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jun 19, 2016 0:53:54 GMT
Tiny (petite) cakes
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 0:54:25 GMT
Yes. Your co-worker sounds like an  |
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 19, 2016 0:54:40 GMT
Yep, and yum!
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Post by mcscrapper on Jun 19, 2016 0:55:02 GMT
Yes, I do know. And I'd never be nasty to anyone bringing me cake. Exactly!!! I LOVE me some petit fours! Icing with every bite of cake?! What could be better than THAT!? |
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Post by esperanza on Jun 19, 2016 0:55:21 GMT
I was nice in explaining what a petit four was, I'm not sure why she snipped at me. I just walked away. As I was thinking later, I wondered if I was being snobby saying "Petit Fours"? Who knows. Even my hubs knows what a petit four is and he's not fancy in any way, shape or form!
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jun 19, 2016 0:55:54 GMT
Yes, I do.
I would imagine your coworker will be even more confused when she finds out they're not always cake.
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Post by pierkiss on Jun 19, 2016 0:57:12 GMT
Yes, I do now. But I had never heard of them until I was at a luncheon in grad school. One of my classmates said they were over there, and my husband and I were both like, "what's that?" She giggled and told us it was cake. And life got a little bit sweeter that day!  |
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Post by J u l e e on Jun 19, 2016 0:57:24 GMT
Yes, we got a dessert catalog for some reason when I was little and I used to read it like a book. The petit fours looked so pretty!
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 19, 2016 0:57:28 GMT
Your coworker was rude. But I thought petit fours were a type of cookie. Learned something new today.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jun 19, 2016 0:57:29 GMT
She's not only ignorant; she's rude.
And now I want a petit four.
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Post by librarylady on Jun 19, 2016 0:59:17 GMT
1yes.
I have even made them.
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Post by belgravia on Jun 19, 2016 1:01:42 GMT
Yes. They're so cute. I suspect she felt stupid for not knowing what they were. Not that that excuses her rudeness  |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 19, 2016 1:02:13 GMT
Yes. The Swiss Colony ones aren't very good though. The frosting stuff on the outside is kind of waxy tasting.
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Post by esperanza on Jun 19, 2016 1:02:17 GMT
BTW: they were the small fondant cakes with glazed icing dripping down the sides. So delicious!! The birthday girl loved them!
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jun 19, 2016 1:03:11 GMT
Yes, I do. I would imagine your coworker will be even more confused when she finds out they're not always cake. What else can they be? I would have assumed cake, too. |
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Post by Why on Jun 19, 2016 1:03:48 GMT
I know what they are and have seen them in catalogs but I am pretty sure I have never actually had one. I know several people that would likely give me a "look" if I told them that too.
Next time maybe you could offer her a Ladyfinger  (not the okra kind, I just saw those when I Google Ladyfinger  ). |
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Post by scrappysurfer on Jun 19, 2016 1:04:15 GMT
Yes, but I'm not sure how to pronounce it lol. I say it like "petty-four" (silent t), or is it Petite four lol
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Post by anniefb on Jun 19, 2016 1:05:55 GMT
Yes, I do know. And I'd never be nasty to anyone bringing me cake. Exactly! |
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Post by esperanza on Jun 19, 2016 1:07:15 GMT
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Post by gale w on Jun 19, 2016 1:09:07 GMT
Yes. I used to work at Honey Baked Ham and we sold petit fours. And sampled more than a few.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 1:13:41 GMT
Yes, I know what they are.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jun 19, 2016 1:13:56 GMT
Yes, I do. I would imagine your coworker will be even more confused when she finds out they're not always cake. What else can they be? I would have assumed cake, too. Éclairs, tarts, biscuits, macarons, puff pastries, to name a few. They don't even have to be sweet. |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jun 19, 2016 1:17:09 GMT
What else can they be? I would have assumed cake, too. Éclairs, tarts, biscuits, macarons, puff pastries, to name a few. They don't even have to be sweet. Oh, I see. I've never heard anyone use the phrase "petit four" for anything other than a little square of cake, though. |
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Post by gsquaredmom on Jun 19, 2016 1:18:04 GMT
Yes
Little bites of delight
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(not the okra kind, I just saw those when I Google Ladyfinger 
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