Comments on: Congo Bars

By: Janice

Janice — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:31:14 +0000

Just got the Congo bars out of the over. They are so thick can’t wait to try them. Look delicious.

By: Doc007

Doc007 — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:21:15 +0000

In reply to Kathy Z.

Um, the Congo is in Africa. Vietnam is in SE Asia…

By: Shelly

Shelly — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 01:06:01 +0000

In reply to joanne.

So glad you enjoyed them!!

By: Shelly

Shelly — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 01:05:17 +0000

In reply to joanne.

It’s three eggs!

By: joanne

joanne — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 21:14:00 +0000

I haven’t made these yet, but from the sound of them, I’ll be making them soon. I have one question, Is the “extra” egg mean that it’s 4 eggs that are added. or is that already included in the recipe?

By: Gloria

Gloria — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 14:36:43 +0000

Thanks for the great recipe! When I have had Congo Bars they also had raisins. Has anyone added in raisins? Thanks!

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 01:27:11 +0000

In reply to Jamie.

I think the name explanation sounds a bit unlikely. I was only a kid at the time of the Vietnam War, so I might not have heard all the then-current expressions for Vietnam, but in any case never heard it called the Congo. I read elsewhere a suggestion that the name might be related to Congo Square in New Orleans, that the name was chosen because of the exotic sound and several explanations that seem at least as plausible. Not to mention that one article suggested the bars had been made at least as early as the late 40’s, well before the Vietnam War.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:30:57 +0000

In reply to Kathy Z.

Was Vietnam called “the Congo” colloquially? That’s strange – the Congo was a free state in Africa around teh turn of the century, not in Southeast Asia.

By: becky

becky — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:41:32 +0000

In reply to judy.

My recipe only calls for a box of light brown sugar. I’ve raised our 4 kids on these! I’m 68 years old.

By: Cat

Cat — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 01:29:37 +0000

In reply to Carrie Johnson.

Try making them again and just cut the sugar in half.