Jessa, Ben and Their Brood: Making a (Diaper) Mountain out of a Mold House

[GeeGolly]

8 minutes ago, Chicklet said:

I got a no-knead dough recipe for you! It's so easy you just mix it up and slap it into the fridge til you need it. Yummy too.

Baking is chemistry (needs to be accurate) but once you try it a few times, it's easy and you want to do more. There in lies the slippery slope.

https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/no-knead-pizza-crust-recipe

Thank-you.

Give me a hunk of clay and I'll knead the shit out of it, and create something awesome, but I have absolutely no desire to make dough. 

To bring it back to the Duggars, maybe Jessa would appreciate the no-knead recipe.

[Chicklet]

Am I remembering incorrectly that Jessa was the bread-baker in the family? Or was it someone else who reportedly made dozens of loaves per week?

[floridamom]

If I remember correctly is was Jana, of course, that was shown baking about 40 small loaves of bread. Jessa was shown not even being able to heat up store bought rolls in the oven without burning them. Jessa wings it in the kitchen and doesn't care about cooking. I can tell by her attitude when she's there. Ben is the chef, chief cook and bottle washer. If he could birth and breast feed the babies, he would...Jessa wouldn't mind one bit. She has the 'balls' in that family; Ben's to be specific in a jar on her night stand.

[NotthebadVictoria]

34 minutes ago, floridamom said:

 She has the 'balls' in that family; Ben's to be specific in a jar on her night stand.

Balls yes, on the night stand, no, I’m pretty sure Ben hasn’t seen his balls since he started courting her. Maybe she gave them to Boob and when Ben cleans enough toilets he can peek at them.

[Totally]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Do you mean Duggar moms? Fundy moms?

I was a stay at home mom for 10 years. Never did I make homemade dough for anything, or even contemplate it. Now I'm a semi-retired woman in the middle of a pandemic, seeing homemade everything posts all over SM, and still no dough.

I was talking about the Duggar/funny Mum’s. 

I apologise, Ive always made my own pizza dough, and I’m not a great cook. In fact I’m a one pot wonder mostly. But it’s cheap and easy to make so I’ve always just made it. 

[Future Cat Lady]

I don't have a problem with her not making her own dough. I never made pizza dough. But putting sauce and cheese on a piece of bread and making a how-to video about it? She's just clueless and/or lazy. 

Someone in Reddit pointed out that she mentions making it all the time, but the kids look at the "pizza" like they've never seen such a thing before. 

[JAYJAY1979]

2 hours ago, floridamom said:

If I remember correctly is was Jana, of course, that was shown baking about 40 small loaves of bread. Jessa was shown not even being able to heat up store bought rolls in the oven without burning them. Jessa wings it in the kitchen and doesn't care about cooking. I can tell by her attitude when she's there. Ben is the chef, chief cook and bottle washer. If he could birth and breast feed the babies, he would...Jessa wouldn't mind one bit. She has the 'balls' in that family; Ben's to be specific in a jar on her night stand.

Funny story,  when my dad remarried..he married a conservative Christian (who thinks witches and Harry Potter are the work of the devil, etc).  On the surface, he's the decision maker...but in reality that isn't the case.  I lived for a summer in Mississippi and noticed this for most couples in the local church my dad went to.  It made me glad I opted not to marry.

And I see Jessa and Ben fall into that category.  She makes the decisions while he meekly agrees...but on the surface he's the head of the household 

[Zella]

I feel dirty saying anything remotely in defense of Jessa--who I wholeheartedly agree is a lazy slob--but there have been shortages of things like yeast and flour in my corner of Arkansas, which is right next to her corner. Or at least there were in the earlier stages of the pandemic. I've shopping for myself and my grandma (who does like to bake), and it was a weekly futile trip to the baking aisle for baking soda for the longest time. Finally scored some baking soda this week. Or last week? My journeys have all run together. 😄

And on every trip, all the flour would be wiped out completely. To the point complete strangers would be bitching to me about how they'd been to multiple stores in search of flour and yeast. 

So, I really don't think anyone should be expected to make homemade dough right now. 

Edited May 31, 2020 by Zella

[BitterApple]

35 minutes ago, Future Cat Lady said:

 

Someone in Reddit pointed out that she mentions making it all the time, but the kids look at the "pizza" like they've never seen such a thing before. 

I think the Redditers are right. When Jessa set the pizza down, Spurge didn't even look up from his toy, while Henry stared like "what is this?." Neither of them took a slice until Jessa prompted them. It wouldn't surprise me if all these videos are for show, and Jessa's cracking open cans of Chef Boyardee 90% of the time. 

[Churchhoney]

53 minutes ago, Future Cat Lady said:

I don't have a problem with her not making her own dough. I never made pizza dough. But putting sauce and cheese on a piece of bread and making a how-to video about it? She's just clueless and/or lazy. 

Someone in Reddit pointed out that she mentions making it all the time, but the kids look at the "pizza" like they've never seen such a thing before. 

Can I vote for both? 

(Even though I agree with @Zella about everybody getting off the baking hook because of the shortages in stores.)

Edited May 31, 2020 by Churchhoney

[JoanArc]

53 minutes ago, Future Cat Lady said:

Someone in Reddit pointed out that she mentions making it all the time, but the kids look at the "pizza" like they've never seen such a thing before. 

I’m sure Ben cooks better pizza with his eyes closed.

[Chicklet]

I don't think you can call cheese on a tortilla pizza, but then I'm picky. Yea shortages of flour have been a problem and I had to wait weeks for yeast but it's gotten better. And I weep for the poor loaves of bread baked by people who thought this was the best time to bake for the first time. Yikes. Wasted flour, yeast, time and money.

Though cheese on a tortilla is the beginning of a good quesadilla.

Edited May 31, 2020 by Chicklet

[lookeyloo]

I just ordered a pound of yeast from Amazon.  Cleared out in our stores.  I do have flour.  they do shop on Amazon, I'm pretty sure.

[Jynnan tonnix]

I will give them a break for not baking bread right now as well, though. Baking supplies are pretty much impossible to find right now.,,

I found that out fairly early during the pandemic. Did manage to find a small bag of generic, store-brand flour, but I really wanted King Arthur, and finally, in desperation, ended up ordering a 50 lb bag, which was the only way I could find it available. So I'm probably set for flour for the year now!

[Churchhoney]

2 minutes ago, Jynnan tonnix said:

I will give them a break for not baking bread right now as well, though. Baking supplies are pretty much impossible to find right now.,,

I found that out fairly early during the pandemic. Did manage to find a small bag of generic, store-brand flour, but I really wanted King Arthur, and finally, in desperation, ended up ordering a 50 lb bag, which was the only way I could find it available. So I'm probably set for flour for the year now!

I did the same thing.....😁

I'm gonna have to bake quite a bit more than usual to use it up.....It'd be easier if I had 19 kids, I guess. 

[Sew Sumi]

"Pizza" damage control?

[Chicklet]

She might need bigger sleepers, she looks stuffed into that one.

[VioletWitch]

 

[Chicklet]

Uh what? 

I've got nothing except she thinks everything her kids say is adorable. Not so much.

[fonfereksglen]

1 hour ago, VioletWitch said:

 

The next Marjoe Gortner!

[emma675]

I know this is mean and not the point, but every time Jessa posts one of those "Sayings of Spurgeon" quotes, it makes me not like that kid a little bit. Which is totally unfair, since I'm 99% sure Jessa makes that crap up and he's not even saying it. If he were in a real school, I imagine him as the teacher's pet, ratting out his classmates and smiling like an innocent cherub the whole time. Jessa is not doing this kid any favors with those dumb posts.

[crazy8s]

3 minutes ago, emma675 said:

I know this is mean and not the point, but every time Jessa posts one of those "Sayings of Spurgeon" quotes, it makes me not like that kid a little bit. Which is totally unfair, since I'm 99% sure Jessa makes that crap up and he's not even saying it. If he were in a real school, I imagine him as the teacher's pet, ratting out his classmates and smiling like an innocent cherub the whole time. Jessa is not doing this kid any favors with those dumb posts.

my reaction is the opposite - I don't believe he says any of that crap.

as far as this particular deep quote/cuteness of spurgeon , here is henry on a balance bike (how did they afford/grift that) and on a sunday, spurg insists on carrying a hymnal to show us they are not at Pa Caldwell's or some other church ??

[madpsych78]

Jessa. What you made was not a pizza. It was a half or open quesadilla. Slap another tortilla on top of the pizza and then you've got a bonafide quesadilla!

[BigBingerBro]

I swear that Jessa must spend hours arranging Spurgeon's spit-curls prior to these photo ops.

[BitterApple]

44 minutes ago, emma675 said:

I know this is mean and not the point, but every time Jessa posts one of those "Sayings of Spurgeon" quotes, it makes me not like that kid a little bit. Which is totally unfair, since I'm 99% sure Jessa makes that crap up and he's not even saying it. If he were in a real school, I imagine him as the teacher's pet, ratting out his classmates and smiling like an innocent cherub the whole time. Jessa is not doing this kid any favors with those dumb posts.

I agree and I totally get what you're saying. The kid's not at fault, it's Jessa who's annoying with the way she keeps trying to make "Sayings of Spurgeon" happen, just like Anna does with "Little Duggars." It comes across so smarmy and stage parent-y.

Edited May 31, 2020 by BitterApple

[Temperance]

5 hours ago, VioletWitch said:

 

I definitely think the next one to announce a pregnancy is Jessa.  Probably an announcement within the next few months. 

[realityfan26]

9 hours ago, Jynnan tonnix said:

I will give them a break for not baking bread right now as well, though. Baking supplies are pretty much impossible to find right now.,,

I found that out fairly early during the pandemic. Did manage to find a small bag of generic, store-brand flour, but I really wanted King Arthur, and finally, in desperation, ended up ordering a 50 lb bag, which was the only way I could find it available. So I'm probably set for flour for the year now!

I took a question over to Small Talk.

[GeeGolly]

My kids were/are admittedly weird. And I can actually see one of them singing to a farm animal - now and at Spurgie's age. But what I don't get is Spurgie (or anyone) wanting to bring a hymnal. Most kids would be thinking carrots or hay, or if you're one of my kids, maybe pizza.

When Spurge went on a hike with Ben, they were discussing how big something was, maybe a tree stump, and Spurge says, it's not bigger than God. Now he brings a hymnal to a local farm?

I agree, Jessa is not doing Spurgie any favors.

[GeeGolly]

Sayings from Spurgeon, words from Ivy, and what ... Henry gets a haircut?

[doodlebug]

4 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

My kids were/are admittedly weird. And I can actually see one of them singing to a farm animal - now and at Spurgie's age. But what I don't get is Spurgie (or anyone) wanting to bring a hymnal. Most kids would be thinking carrots or hay, or if you're one of my kids, maybe pizza.

When Spurge went on a hike with Ben, they were discussing how big something was, maybe a tree stump, and Spurge says, it's not bigger than God. Now he brings a hymnal to a local farm?

I agree, Jessa is not doing Spurgie any favors.

Don't you think a kid Spurgeon's age would be more likely to sing Old MacDonald to the animals, though?  Or, if he isn't allowed to sing secular kids' songs, how about 'Jesus loves me' or 'This little light of mine'?

[Churchhoney]

1 hour ago, doodlebug said:

Don't you think a kid Spurgeon's age would be more likely to sing Old MacDonald to the animals, though?  Or, if he isn't allowed to sing secular kids' songs, how about 'Jesus loves me' or 'This little light of mine'?

I'm surprised he didn't demand to recite Psalm I.  😈

[VioletWitch]

 

[doodlebug]

Just now, VioletWitch said:

 

Weather in Arkansas has been mid to upper 80's and humid, but thank goodness, Ivy has leggings so she won't defraud her brothers with her chubby legs.  And that thing on her head makes her look like she has a head injury.

[Sew Sumi]

Hope she got some new sleepers.

[GeeGolly]

Cute outfit, but it looks like it won't fit her next week.

[Temperance]

That outfit looks the one Felicity is in the TLC promos. Only Felicity's outfit is a romper and Ivy's is a dress with leggings. 

6 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Cute outfit, but it looks like it won't fit her next week.

True, but plenty of little girl cousins to pass it too. Not to mention Jessa can save it for her next baby girl. 

Ivy looks very cute though. 

[galaxygirl76]

I'm crossing my fingers that the next thing Jessa is going to teach us is how to make ice cubes. 

[BitterApple]

Ivy's outfit is really cute, but she looks like she's roasting in those leggings.

[VioletWitch]

 

[Sew Sumi]

What is she holding? Even enlarged, I can't figure it out.

[Chicklet]

That dress on a child her age is lovely for a photo op but man that's going to be toast as soon as she asks for a drink of juice.

And she'll outgrow it in 2 weeks.

 

[JoanArc]

1 hour ago, galaxygirl76 said:

I'm crossing my fingers that the next thing Jessa is going to teach us is how to make ice cubes. 

“Now, not a lot of people know how to do this. My wonderful mama and daddy believed in saving money, so we weren’t like other families that bought it in the store, we did things a little bit differently and made it ourselves at home. Mama always called it crunchy cold water....”

Followed up with pictures of all three kids with frostbitten lips.

[fonfereksglen]

1 hour ago, VioletWitch said:

 

Oh my.  The dress already looks dirty.  Because of the shadows?

And the headband makes her hair look sweaty.  And the leggings!!!!!!!

I am already weeping for the future of this little one.

 

 

[ginger90]

1 hour ago, Sew Sumi said:

What is she holding? Even enlarged, I can't figure it out.

It kind of looks like a baby monitor. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Chicklet]

Why on earth would they need a baby monitor since they live in a 3 room house?

[Sew Sumi]

It looks like air freshener. 

[Chicklet]

Oh baby monitor with built-in air freshener. Useful for diaper mountain.

[SMama]

Two bedroom house.

[galaxygirl76]

Those leggings are ridiculous. It's a pretty dress that didn't need leggings, my kid wore those diaper covers(bloomers?) under her dresses at that age.

[realityfan26]

If they're outside with the boys, they can bring the baby monitor and hear when Ivy wakes up.