I can promise that THIS fool is not close to an embodiment at all, but this is what it has come to. Newer generations have only this to go on as far as the broad spectrum goes and far be it from accurate. I m also perplexed as to why PUNK has become mall rat, Spencer's manager, video game "nice." Everyone is a fucking sweetheart and drinks lemonade. When I was a kid, I was beyond pissed and was certainly riled by more than my Step Mom waking me up. Important issues worth getting one's dander up have fallen to the wayside and microwave pizza bites, Degrassi and obesity have decided to stand in it's absence. The following is what PUNK IS NOT just for all intensive purposes.
This is what PUNK is, embodies, and will always be. I m going to go ahead and cheese out here. Never say die!
Side note; Gothic folk get just as upset when you classify them as punk as punks get when you call them Goth. Get your categories straight, or even better get rid of them all together and initiate a conversation with someone and you'll be pleased to find they don't want to eat your baby or steal your purse.
Enough Bitter, here's some sweet;) (Post Punk Kitchen, Isa)
Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies
Makes about 16 cookies (depending on the size of your cutters)
1/3 cup canola oil
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup plain soymilk
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour (or a mix of both)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
spice blend:
1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
Directions
In a large bowl whisk together oil and sugar for about 3 minutes. Add molasses and soymilk. The molasses and soymilk won’t really blend with the oil but that’s ok.
Sift in all of the other dry ingredients, mixing about half way through. When all of the dry ingredients are added, mix until a stiff dough is formed. Flatten the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for an hour or up to 3 days in advance. If you chill longer than an hour you may want to let it sit for 10 minutes to warm up a bit before proceeding.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease your cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
On a lightly floured surface roll the dough out to a little less than 1/4 inch thick. Cut out your shapes with your cookie cutters and use a thin spatula to gently place on cookie sheets. If you are using them to decorate a tree or something, remember to punch a hole in their heads (!) before baking. Bake for 8 minutes.
Modern minimalist gingerbread guys
Remove from oven and let them cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet then move to a cooling rack. Wait until they are completely cool before icing.
