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Original poster

to be eating a spoon of Betty Crocker vanilla buttercream for no apparent reason?

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seeitoldyou · 17/07/2011 20:49

Background- DCs are in bed and I am waiting for the final of the Apprentice to start. I wander into the kitchen (as you do) and open a (random, honestly I did not know the icing was there!) cupboard and spot an unopened jar of sickly sweet, creamy, whippy american style frosting.

I don't know why but I opened it and took a spoonful and ate it. Now feel guilty. Do you think this will become a habit? Will I be forced to go back for more while I watch the Apprentice? No other adult @home to witness my possible bingeing on frosting.

Is this unreasonable behaviour or perfectly normal?

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messymammy · 17/07/2011 20:50

YANBU, it is like manna from heaven :o

Sirzy · 17/07/2011 20:51

Just take it with you and eat it all!!

I have half a tub in the fridge and you have made me want it now!

hairfullofsnakes · 17/07/2011 20:54

What is this stuff? Where can I get it from?!!!! I want it NOW!

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seeitoldyou · 17/07/2011 20:55

OMG people actually do this!!! It's not just me?!? A tub of icing Shock as a snack Shock

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seeitoldyou · 17/07/2011 20:57

I'm becoming even more depraved with you lot egging me on.....here's my train of thought-

would quite fancy a spoon of chocolate buttercream, but don't have any. so would it be unreasonable to add some cocoa powder to the vanilla buttercream?Grin

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beanlet · 17/07/2011 20:57
Beccabop · 17/07/2011 20:58

Dont stop now - have more!!! Grin

MarkStretch · 17/07/2011 20:59

I just ate half a packet of oaty hobnobs. They were bloody lovely. And there is another packet in the larder. Must resist, must resist....

Surely the oats are good for my heart or summink?

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seeitoldyou · 17/07/2011 20:59

And I wonder why I'm no longer size 10 Hmm

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Beccabop · 17/07/2011 21:00

...youve made me think about taking a spoon to the delightful jar of peanut butter sitting in the cupboard..

Meglet · 17/07/2011 21:01

Yabu. You should be eating the chocolate one.

I have a tub in the cupboard to use up. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.

Mmmmmmm

Meglet · 17/07/2011 21:01

Yabu. You should be eating the chocolate one.

I have a tub in the cupboard to use up. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.

Mmmmmmm

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seeitoldyou · 17/07/2011 21:02

MarkStretch too safe- half a packet?! not exactly pushing the boat out. In fact, I'm sure half a packet of oaty biscuits is ok under any circumstances Grin

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youmeatsix · 17/07/2011 21:03

dont you think it has an awful chemical taste??
i bought it, tasted it and binned it
back to making it myself

BelleDameSansMerci · 17/07/2011 21:03

YABU but only because it's disgusting...

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seeitoldyou · 17/07/2011 21:04

youmeatsix yes I agree and this is where the 'adding cocoa' idea came from!! There is method in my madness Smile

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catgirl1976 · 17/07/2011 21:04

Jesus - I have 2 tubs in the kitchen for some baking at some point. Never even OCCURED to me to eat it. Guess where I am going now! :) Top Tip seeit

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seeitoldyou · 17/07/2011 21:05

I can feel it rotting my teeth Blush

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seeitoldyou · 17/07/2011 21:06

what if DCs found out?!?! Must not leave any traces.....

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MarkStretch · 17/07/2011 21:07

I have a pot of chocolate frosting in the larder too, maybe I could spread it on the hobnobs, or create an oaty, chocolately biscuit sandwich!

Rosemallow · 17/07/2011 21:07

YANBU but I am now sorely tempted to go and MAKE some buttercream so I can eat it!
(no sweet stuff in our house :( )

TeamEdward · 17/07/2011 21:09

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

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seeitoldyou · 17/07/2011 21:09

MarkStretch now you're talking!! Grin

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seeitoldyou · 17/07/2011 21:10

TeamEdward it spoke to you too?!?! Shock

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seeitoldyou · 17/07/2011 21:13

as we're all friends here (even the one who boaked whatever that is!)......I might as well confess 2 other past sins along the buttercream lines:

spoon of peanut butter
spoon of nutella

Blush
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