Fun facts from theweek.com!

1. The first Girl Scout cookies were sold in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in 1917, when troops baked cookies and sold them in high schools as a service project. These pioneers had no idea what they had just unleashed on the United States.

2. The ingredients for a Girl Scout cookie were very simple in 1922: Butter, sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla, flour, salt, and baking powder. That's a far cry from today's exotic Mango Crèmes with Nutrifusion, which feature a food concentrate made with shitake mushrooms. (Anyone want to bet these won't make a return appearance in 2014?)

3. In 1933, you could get a box of 44 cookies for just 23 cents.

4. Life was rough in the early 1940s; not only was there a world war raging, but there were also no Girl Scout cookies to be found. Due to shortages of sugar, butter, and flour, the Scouts sold calendars instead.

5. Today, one-quarter of all Girl Scout cookie sales are Thin Mints. There's just something about the chocolate and mint combination that is unbeatable (that, and the fact that Thin Mints have the most cookies in a box).

6. Two licensed bakeries are in charge of Girl Scout cookies: ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers. That number has decreased dramatically over the years; in the 1940s there were 29 bakers, and in the 1960s, 14.

7. Depending on your local Girl Scout council (and which baker they purchased from), your cookies are either creatively named or literal: Tagalongs are also known as Peanut Butter Patties; Do-si-dos are Peanut Butter Sandwiches; and Trefoils are Shortbreads. Ever so slightly bucking the trend are Samoas/Caramel deLites.

8. If hearing the words "Girl Scout cookies" causes you to salivate, rejoice; you can download a Cookie Finder app to your iPhone or Android to pinpoint exactly where the Scouts are selling.

Booth Sales!

Booth sales started! I did 4 hours at the local Trader Joes on Sunday and 2 hours with my troop at Ralphs on Wednesday (pictured with my friend Karyn).  I am wearing a Caramel deLite costume and holding my cookie jar.

Cookie Share Goal Met!

My goal of 250 boxes has been met!  With 366 boxes already sold, I'm so happy!  That's $1464 dollars!  Booth Sales are coming out soon, and I'm so excited!

Fun fact of the day: Even though only sold for three months out of the year, Thin Mints are the third best selling cookie in the United States behind Oreo and Chips Ahoy!

Go Cookie Share!

I've almost sold as many cookie share donations as the actual cookies.  I have sold 187.5 military, and 196 cookies.  Very generous people!
Mango Cremes are very popular.  More have already been sold than two years of the Shout Outs (retired cookie).  Also, all of the supplies of them are gone except for cookie cupboards, a local place to get your  cookies.

Fun fact of the day: Thin Mints used to be called Chocolate Mints.

Military Donations!

So far I have sold over 300 boxes all together, almost half of which was cookie share.  $52 more dollars came in the mail today =)

Thanks to everyone!

Yesterday many responces for military donations came in the mail.  Got a total of $360, that's 90 boxes.  I'm very thankful to many generous people that are willing to donate to Girl Scouts and our military.

If you would like to order more cookies, email me at kristakoby@yahoo.com.