Story 61: "M. Luder: King of 'SETI Troopers' Fanfic" by Livia Balaban

[wendelah1]

I think Livia Balaban's metafic is sweet, slyly funny, and wise to the ways of fandom. It makes me nostalgic for what I never got to experience firsthand: being a Phile, back during the heyday of The X-Files.

Classification: Metafic; C with a nonexistent television series
Content: H, A, MSR
Rating: R and a half
Spoilers: A few, through late S8. No further.
Summary: Some excerpts from "Sunday Snaps" days on the 'SETI Troopers' fanfic list.

M. Luder, King of "SETI Troopers" Fanfic

Let the author know what you think, let us know what you think, and please, make your suggestions for next time.

Comments

[estella-c.livejournal.com]

Not if it involves those snickerdoodle things. What the hell *are* they?

Snickerdoodles

[wendelah1]

INGREDIENTS

* 1 cup shortening
* 1 1/2 cups white sugar
* 2 eggs
* 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons white sugar
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Stir in the eggs. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. In a small bowl, stir together the 2 tablespoons of sugar, and the cinnamon. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, then roll the balls in the cinnamon-sugar. Place them onto an unprepared cookie sheet, two inches apart.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be slightly brown. Remove from sheets to cool on wire racks.

Makes three dozen

Re: Snickerdoodles

[estella-c.livejournal.com]

Looks a lot like work. But delicious!

Re: Snickerdoodles

[dashakay.livejournal.com]

Please to be sending me several dozens of these. KTHXBAI.