Just over 100 years ago, our nation was battling World War I, and citizens at that time also searched for ways to cope.
There’s an interesting historical connection between the nation’s need to support soldiers in 1917 and our desire today to help others in the wake of COVID.
It comes down to how the cookie crumbled in World War I, and how cookies will fare in today’s health crisis.
It all began here in Oklahoma. During that first war, Girl Scouts wanted to make money to buy gifts for the soldiers. They created a sweet plan to bake and sell sugar cookies as a fundraiser.
It wasn’t easy. The cookie recipe called for butter, sugar and flour — all commodities rationed during the war. Finding baking supplies was difficult, but these young women would not let anything get in their way.
Actually, it’s somewhat unclear exactly how they pulled it off, but one theory is the girls approached grandmas and moms and borrowed a little sugar, butter and flour here and there so they could bake and sell the first ever Girl Scout cookie.
Today, cookie sales teach young women goal-setting, decision-making, money management, people skills and business ethics, all traits those early Girl Scouts pressed into service during World War I.
In a COVID environment, the annual cookie sale has its own set of challenges. Girl Scouts across the nation are striving to sell in new and safe ways to keep girls, parents and customers safe and healthy.
February 10, 2021 at 02:05PM
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