COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- For more than 50 years, people in eastern Missouri waited every spring for boxes of Trefoils, Samoas and Do-Si-Dos from local Girl Scouts.
But now, when they order those cookies, they come in packages with unfamiliar names like Shortbread, Caramel deLites, and Peanut Butter Sandwiches.
The reason for the change: an enduring cookie turf war between the only two companies licensed by the Girl Scouts to produce the famous cookies, Little Brownie Bakers and ABC Smart Cookie.
