Summary: It turns out that not all Girl Scout cookies are created equal. In fact, there are two officially licensed bakeries in the U.S., and each has its own slightly different take on the iconic favorites. For one, the cookie names are different. Troops that use Little Brownie Bakers, based in Louisville, Kentucky, sell cookies called Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, Trefoils and Savannah Smiles. These are the common ones that we receive. But troops that use Richmond, Virginia based ABC Bakers sell Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Shortbreads and Lemonades. Both bakeries make Thin Mints and the scouts' newest flavor, S'mores. The two versions of the Thin Mint look and taste slightly different, while the two versions of the S'mores are entirely different cookies. Even their calorie counts differ. Samoas have 10 more calories per serving, but Caramel deLites have slightly more sugar. Regardless of where they come from, Thin Mints are the top seller, followed by Samoas/Caramel deLites and then Tagalongs/Peanut Butter Patties, according to the Girl Scouts. Since then, the cookie program has become largest entrepreneurial venture geared toward girls around the world.
Analysis: This article was published by Laura Smith-Spark from CNN on March 8, 2017. She uses a third person point of view to convey an unbiased point of view. Additionally, I had absolutely no preview knowledge of this topic, so this article made me realize how important our popular culture is. This article was written for any citizen of the US, specifically people who buy Girl Scout cookies. It was published for an informative purpose of enabling the people to learn more about our differences in relation to where we live. This entire article could synthesize directly to the north and south's differences between each other leading up to the Civil War. These two regions were almost like entirely different countries and now they still have many differences which can be seen in this article.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/10/news/girl-scout-cookies/index.html
Analysis: This article was published by Laura Smith-Spark from CNN on March 8, 2017. She uses a third person point of view to convey an unbiased point of view. Additionally, I had absolutely no preview knowledge of this topic, so this article made me realize how important our popular culture is. This article was written for any citizen of the US, specifically people who buy Girl Scout cookies. It was published for an informative purpose of enabling the people to learn more about our differences in relation to where we live. This entire article could synthesize directly to the north and south's differences between each other leading up to the Civil War. These two regions were almost like entirely different countries and now they still have many differences which can be seen in this article.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/10/news/girl-scout-cookies/index.html
That is so interesting, I wonder why they use two different bakeries. It is especially strange that the bakeries do not use the same recipes. I also dont understand why they have different names, it seems unnecessary.
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting- I didn't know why people from further North kept complaining about not having Samoas or not having their cookies down here. However, I would like to say that buying Girl Scout cookies does little for the actual troops- the most they got when I was a member was 50 cents per box. They are also terribly unhealthy and extremely over-hyped.
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