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I just checked my storage drawer in the kitchen. We have two rolls of Cut-rite Wax Paper bought in the USA and marked as being from Virginia. Part of the writeup on this box of wax paper says to line the bottom of cake pans for easy removal after baking.
We also have a roll of Safeway Wax Paper, marked as being from Calgary, AB, Canada. The box for this one has instructions for use in microwaves, baking, and food prep, and suggests we use it to line cake and loaf pans, and to bake and store cakes. No mention made of using to bake cookies, probably because bare wax paper in the oven will melt, scorch, burn, etc.
So, according to my international selection here, it is marketed as WAX paper, and is appropriate to use in the oven so long as it is completely covered by batter.
Wikipedia has an entry on wax paper: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_paper
Points of interest include that Thomas Edison didn't invent wax paper itself (it was invented in 1851 by a French inventor) but just a good manufacturing method for it in 1872, and the entry also confirmed the use of wax paper in baking.
LOVE Wikipedia! They have an answer for everything! Can't believe the history of "waxed paper" is so interesting... and yes, I still (will) call it "waxed paper" cuz that's pretty much what it is... Soooo can't believe this thread is this long! Who knew that 'lil box in the kitchen could spark all this! I've so enjoyed it!
I'd be careful putting wax paper in the oven. You'll more than likely have wax go everywhere. If you're thinking to cook with it - I'd say NO. It'll make whatever's on it taste and smell like crayons.
No Way!! Waxed paper does find in the oven. Use it all the time, never, ever had a problem. The wax does not seep out!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...oh my! I thought rolling out my huge bag was bad! I'm glad the "couch" served it's purpose. Heehee
Correct form is Wax Paper (noun). If it is used as a verb, then it is waxed as in "I waxed my legs today." Well, not really, but that is the only thing that I could think of to wax! Haha
Okay..the "couch" comment was directed at ConnieMacko for needing therapy...
My mom used wax paper ALL THE TIME for baking and such. Gawd...that was my job when I was little...cut a piece of wax paper and dump some delicious drop cookie dough onto the wax paper. Also great for making lollipops, candy, etc. Sigh...those were the good ole days. I think out west they don't sell it in grocery stores anymore. At least when I was there I couldn't find it. Now that I am up north, it's available! You all are funny and yes, double devil sign for Piggly Wiggly torture!
Wow-the perfect thread for my question: I seem to remember when I was a kid that the wax paper seemed more "waxy" than it does now-I remember doing the leaves with the iron and the crayon shavings-does the wax paper they sell now still work the same way??? It seems so thin and non-wax-like (am I making sense????). Of course it has been a very long time and maybe I'm remembering it wrong. I use wax paper nowadays like others who put it between cookies etc for storage. It just seems different somehow....
No offense, but I'm just having a hard time understanding how anyone doesn't know what waxed paper is. :confused: (Yes, my Pathmark brand says "waxed," and I've always called it that.)
Yes - my very own loving mother packed my lunch in a bag which said FIDO'S FEAST which I then had to carry to school... Therapy has helped!!!!
Is your mother related to mine?!?! I feel for you...I am glad you and your therapist were able to take steps toward healing!! :mrgreen: I love my wax paper too...my box has been through 12 years of marriage and 5 moves with me!!
I didn't realize I was getting old until I read this thread! LOL! I used wax paper as a preschool teacher to do many of the cool projects already mentioned. Thanks for the reminder...now I have some "new" projects for my kids .
Have a great day all!
LoL when I looked at this post title I thought to myself.....R U Serious?!
I dont think it really has anything to do with age. LoL
I am pretty young and knew what wax paper is.
I didnt think anyone didnt know. If you Bake you definatly should know what it is. We did even at my young age use it in Elementary school for the crayon shavings, Leaves you name it! So so much to do with wax paper!!!
Thanks for the laughs tonight! I use wax paper a lot...it really works great in the microwave...wrap your artichokes in it and steam in about half the time.
I also put it on the lower shelves in my kitchen cupboards...heavy pots and bowls slide really easy! And yes, I did the leaves and crayon art as a kid too!
Guess that makes me an oldie too! Oh, yea, I line my cake pans with wax paper.
Great discussion here that I'm glad resurfaced because I didn't see it before!
Since no one else mentioned it, I have to relay my husband's story about waxed paper: He is the youngest of 7. When his parents had to be gone during mealtime, his oldest sister (she was in high school then) was in charge. Since she didn't want to do dishes, she always served the food on waxed paper. Even the ice cream and pudding! That's always one of his favorite stories to tell about his sister.
Maybe that will be another option for using waxed paper when you are too busy stamping to do the dishes!:mrgreen:
Ok Ladies
glassine a semi transparent paper, is a paper you put a glassine paper on a cake board suppose to be resistant to mositure plate to keep the oil on and not seep through. Wax paper you can line a cake pan or spring form pan to bake a cheese cake or a tart shell with parchment paper also.Wax paper has many uses.Dont forget you can also line a cookie sheet and cook your cookies on it to keep it from sticking LOL LOL LOL i guess i am old too!
Gloria Harvey;)
I have read most of the threads but not all of them, so excuse me if I repeat a hint already given. Two other non-food related uses for wax paper:
Fold it up to about 4 to 6 layers and punch through it with your punches. It helps them punch more smoothly.
Crinkle up the wax paper and then barely smooth it out. Put it on some glossy cardstock then put a layer of kraft paper over top. Iron for a minute or so then remove the kraft and wax paper. Where the "wrinkles" of the wax paper were leave a wax coating resist on the cardstock. Now smear your cardstock with a dye based ink pad or reinker and wipe off the excess. Gives a cool background paper. Here is a card I made using this technique.
I'm 34 and I know what wax paper is! Maybe it's a regional thing?? I live in PA and we did the leaf thing!
its not a regional thing, I am from Montana and I remember using it with leaves and crayon shavings. I went to the store to find some and looked and looked, I thought they quit making it, I did find it hiding on the very top shelf.
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I use wax paper in the oven to make a favorite cake for my family. We call it an ice cream cake. I use a jelly roll pan and line it with the wax paper and let it hang over the edges a bit so you can get hold of it after the cake is done. I use a plain ol' Hershey's chocolate cake recipe I found on the back of the cocoa box and pour it in the jelly roll pan. I usually have some left over, so I put it in another pan (can you say bonus?!). After the cake is baked (takes less time because it is so thin) let it cool. Slice in half the short way and put on a platter or in a rectangular cassarole with a lid after peeling off the paper. Then cut inch thick slabs of ice cream in your favorite flavor and cover the bottom layer of cake. Then flip the remaining cake on top of the ice cream. Freeze, cut, and serve with hot fudge, whipped cream, and of course a cherry on top! It is like the hot fudge cake from Elby's or Big Boy's.
If you want to put designs on candles, I think you stamp on tissue paper, then heat the candle with a heat gun to melt slighty, then smooth the tissue over the warm wax. I can't remember if that's the end, or if there is another step.
Hmmm... I'll have to go have a piece of cake and think about it! ;)
glassine paper?
