dessert pic for Damsel

Kathy in NZ said:

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Quoted message said:

I thought I'd make the double chocolate dessert, white chocolate
shells filled with chocolate mousse.

Okay, we're going to need pictures of those, too. 😄

Carol

Last night we went to my son's for a barbecue. I took the above
desserts, and as requested, here are the pics.

The finished dessert, individual servings

http://tinypic.com/jht2u0.jpg

Oh, my goodness!!! You transported them? How did they make the trip?
They look very fragile!
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Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

On Sun 01 Jan 2006 10:03:52p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Kathy in NZ?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I thought I'd make the double chocolate dessert, white chocolate
shells filled with chocolate mousse.

Okay, we're going to need pictures of those, too. 😄

Carol

Last night we went to my son's for a barbecue. I took the above
desserts, and as requested, here are the pics.

The finished dessert, individual servings

http://tinypic.com/jht2u0.jpg

Oh, my, that is lovely!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

(Kathy in NZ) said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I thought I'd make the double chocolate dessert, white chocolate
shells filled with chocolate mousse.

Okay, we're going to need pictures of those, too. 😄

Carol

Last night we went to my son's for a barbecue. I took the above
desserts, and as requested, here are the pics.

The finished dessert, individual servings

http://tinypic.com/jht2u0.jpg

Wow! How did you *do* that?

Carol

Damsel in dis Dress said:

(Kathy in NZ) said:

Quoted message said:

> I thought I'd make the double chocolate dessert, white chocolate
> shells filled with chocolate mousse.

Okay, we're going to need pictures of those, too. 😄

Carol

Last night we went to my son's for a barbecue. I took the above
desserts, and as requested, here are the pics.

The finished dessert, individual servings

http://tinypic.com/jht2u0.jpg

Wow! How did you *do* that?

Carol

I posted this under another heading but maybe no one saw it.

The chocolate shells looked so easy in the recipe book but proved much
harder to make. Part of the problem was it was too hot yesterday, 24C
(75F) inside, and the chocolate was too runny, even when left for a
while. In the end I had to put things in the fridge to set.

The other problem was the recipe book said to smear the chocolate over
plastic wrap then drape over the rim of a glass. My glasses have
straight sides, so when set, it was impossible to get off it without
breaking the shell. On a cooler day this would work providing your
glass (or mould) was narrower on top than the sides, giving a bowl
shape.

After three attempts trying different things, I oiled the inside of a
small bowl then lowered the chocolate coated plastic wrap into the
bowl and refrigerated till set. It was farirly easy to remove it from
the bowl, ease back the plastic from the sides, flip it over on my
hand, and remove the rest of the wrap.

Here are pics of the process:

Plastic wrap with white chocolate not too thinly smeared into a
circle, using a spatula. An uneven raggedy circle looks best
(8oz chocolate to make 6 cups)
http://tinypic.com/jht4ax.jpg

Lower plastic wrap inside oiled bowl and leave to set
http://tinypic.com/jhtp2b.jpg

When set, remove from bowl, remove plastic wrap and put back in
fridge. Fill with mousse and refrigerate till serving, or fill with
whatever you please.
http://tinypic.com/jhtpo4.jpg

Chocolate covered plastic draped over glass -- didn't work!
http://tinypic.com/jht3ko.jpg

Enjoy
Kathy in NZ

On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:10:58 -0800, sf <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Kathy in NZ said:

Quoted message said:

> I thought I'd make the double chocolate dessert, white chocolate
> shells filled with chocolate mousse.

Okay, we're going to need pictures of those, too. 😄

Carol

Last night we went to my son's for a barbecue. I took the above
desserts, and as requested, here are the pics.

The finished dessert, individual servings

http://tinypic.com/jht2u0.jpg

Oh, my goodness!!! You transported them? How did they make the trip?
They look very fragile!
--

I put them on a tray, put the tray on a towel (so it wouldn't move) on
the backseat of the car, and instructed my husband not to make sudden
stops or turns. We only had to travel about 20km but I must admit I
worried as the sun was still hot at 6.30pm. They survived and when we
got there, they went straight into the fridge -- after I reorganised
their fridge to make room for them :-)

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sun 01 Jan 2006 10:03:52p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Kathy in NZ?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> I thought I'd make the double chocolate dessert, white chocolate
> shells filled with chocolate mousse.

Okay, we're going to need pictures of those, too. 😄

Carol

Last night we went to my son's for a barbecue. I took the above
desserts, and as requested, here are the pics.

The finished dessert, individual servings

http://tinypic.com/jht2u0.jpg

Oh, my, that is lovely!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*

They sort of reminded me of swans so I made an S shape out of leftover
chocolate, dribbled on baking paper, then inserted an S into each
mousse

On Mon 02 Jan 2006 12:27:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Kathy in
NZ?

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sun 01 Jan 2006 10:03:52p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Kathy in
NZ?

Quoted message said:

>> I thought I'd make the double chocolate dessert, white chocolate
>> shells filled with chocolate mousse.
>
>Okay, we're going to need pictures of those, too. 😄
>
>Carol

Last night we went to my son's for a barbecue. I took the above
desserts, and as requested, here are the pics.

The finished dessert, individual servings

http://tinypic.com/jht2u0.jpg

Oh, my, that is lovely!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*

They sort of reminded me of swans so I made an S shape out of leftover
chocolate, dribbled on baking paper, then inserted an S into each
mousse

I thought that. Made it even more special.

I can spend an entire day baking and decorating a spectacular cake, but I
would not have the patience for what you did.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

Kathy in NZ said:

I posted this under another heading but maybe no one saw it.

Looks like a bean sprout growing out of a piece of doody nestled in a
lettuce leaf. I'm sure it's just fine, but I had to comment. 😉

nb

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Quoted message said:

Kathy in NZ said:

I posted this under another heading but maybe no one saw it.

Looks like a bean sprout growing out of a piece of doody nestled in a
lettuce leaf. I'm sure it's just fine, but I had to comment. 😉

nb

I thought they looked really impressive....until you said that, and now...
they do don't they!?!
Sarah

notbob said:

Kathy in NZ said:

I posted this under another heading but maybe no one saw it.

Looks like a bean sprout growing out of a piece of doody nestled in a
lettuce leaf. I'm sure it's just fine, but I had to comment. 😉

nb

To me, it looks like a fragile piece of China, Dresden perhaps, with a
freshly baked Cherry Turnover in it. Instead of a Swan, I see a small
handle for the pretty dish.

Sarah said:

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Quoted message said:

Kathy in NZ said:

I posted this under another heading but maybe no one saw it.

Looks like a bean sprout growing out of a piece of doody nestled in a
lettuce leaf. I'm sure it's just fine, but I had to comment. 😉

nb

I thought they looked really impressive....until you said that, and now...
they do don't they!?!
Sarah

Hmm, I guess it's okay to say such stuff so long as it's not me. LOL

I may have added a bit of green food coloring and mint extract to the
white chocolate. And it needs a mint sprig and some berry couli
drizzled about the plate, and maybe a scat-tering of chocolate snaps,
otherwise, yes, something that obviously required great effort appears
at first blush like a cabbage patch cornucopia of pig [censored]. hehe

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Hmm, I guess it's okay to say such stuff so long as it's not me. LOL

Who is this? Sheldon does not say LOL. Ever.

nancy (very suspicious)

Kathy in NZ said:

Chocolate covered plastic draped over glass -- didn't work!
http://tinypic.com/jht3ko.jpg

In your case, it probably wouldn't have worked anyway (too hot)....
but I think they meant for you to put the open end of the glass on the
counter and drape your chocolate over the closed end. LOL
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Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

Nancy Young said:

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Hmm, I guess it's okay to say such stuff so long as it's not me. LOL

Who is this? Sheldon does not say LOL. Ever.

notbob and Sareah
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"Kathy in NZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I thought I'd make the double chocolate dessert, white chocolate
shells filled with chocolate mousse.

Okay, we're going to need pictures of those, too. 😄

Carol

Last night we went to my son's for a barbecue. I took the above
desserts, and as requested, here are the pics.

The finished dessert, individual servings

http://tinypic.com/jht2u0.jpg

The dessert is beautiful, Kathy.

Dora

Nancy Young said:

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Hmm, I guess it's okay to say such stuff so long as it's not me. LOL

Who is this? Sheldon does not say LOL. Ever.

nancy (very suspicious)

Obviously nb.

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 11:03:59 -0800, sf <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Kathy in NZ said:

Chocolate covered plastic draped over glass -- didn't work!
http://tinypic.com/jht3ko.jpg

In your case, it probably wouldn't have worked anyway (too hot)....
but I think they meant for you to put the open end of the glass on the
counter and drape your chocolate over the closed end. LOL
--

No, the recipe said to drape it over the "rim" of the glass, and it
would have worked if the glass had been a different shape, and the
weather had been cooler.

Kathy in NZ

limey said:

"Kathy in NZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> I thought I'd make the double chocolate dessert, white chocolate
> shells filled with chocolate mousse.

Okay, we're going to need pictures of those, too. 😄

Carol

Last night we went to my son's for a barbecue. I took the above
desserts, and as requested, here are the pics.

The finished dessert, individual servings

http://tinypic.com/jht2u0.jpg

The dessert is beautiful, Kathy.

Dora

Thank you Dora.

I am not an expert on desserts and often don't eat them in
restaurants, but my son gave me a dessert cookbook for Christmas so I
could no longer use that excuse.

I actually found the dessert a bit rich for my taste. But the idea of
the cups appealed and I think they could be used to hold lighter
concoctions.

Kathy in NZ

Kathy in NZ said:

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 11:03:59 -0800, sf <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Kathy in NZ said:

Chocolate covered plastic draped over glass -- didn't work!
http://tinypic.com/jht3ko.jpg

In your case, it probably wouldn't have worked anyway (too hot)....
but I think they meant for you to put the open end of the glass on the
counter and drape your chocolate over the closed end. LOL
--

No, the recipe said to drape it over the "rim" of the glass, and it
would have worked if the glass had been a different shape, and the
weather had been cooler.

So, how do they explain away the sag in the unsupported middle that I
saw in the picture?
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.