On 20 Dec 2005 20:04:48 -0800, "Karen MacInerney"
> wrote:

> Yes, Carol, I remember you. . I was Karen Swartz back then, before
> marriage and kids kind of put the kibosh on my virtual life (not to
> mention my real life), and my cooking devolved into plain
> non-touching-foods territory. *Sigh*. Now they're in school, though,
> and I'm back in the saddle.... <grin>

I'm glad your life has become so full. I'm also very glad to have you
back here with us!

> The chocolate fountain in question, by the way, is just that -- it's a
> fountain into which you're supposed to put melted chocolate -- then as
> the melted stuff cascades down, you can dip angel food cake,
> strawberries, marshmallows, whatever in it. I'll get hubby to take it
> down and check the volume. My kids are dying to use it, but I'm a
> little frightened about the clean-up.

Clean-up. That's the bitch about cooking toys.

> And I LOVE toffee... I need to check the archives and get that recipe.
> Made some disappointing peppermint bark the other day (wrong kind of
> chips -- next time will use real chopped white chocolate).
>
> Cheers, and thanks for remembering me! )

You betcha! And here's the recipe in question. Boil the toffee low.
I did mine a little to hot and got a deeper flavor and color than I
should have. Tomorrow, I'll be more cautious about the amount of heat
I apply to the stuff. Still tasted wonderful!


* Exported from MasterCook *

Barb Schaller's Chocolate Nut Toffee

Recipe By :Barb Schaller
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : candies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup butter -- salted
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Combine the butter and brown sugar and boil for 7 minutes, stirring
constantly, While boiling, spread the nuts in an 8" square pan. When
ready, pour toffee over nuts, spreading if necessary. Sprinkle
chocolate chips on top and cover with a breadboard for a couple
minutes to melt the chips. Spread chocolate over toffee, cool, and
break into pieces.


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NOTES :
Damsel's notes: I used semi-sweet chocolate chips because that's what
we had. I used chopped almonds, and put them only on top of the
chocolate. Barb gave me her blessings on that decision.