Nancy Young wrote:
> "Margaret Suran" > wrote
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>>>Not that I'll do it, but doesn't it seem you could make something
>>>with them? For instance, really good brownies. Any ideas, just
>>>for jokes?
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>>You could make a Truffle/Ice Cream dessert. Slice the chocolates to a
>>desired thickness and place half the slices on a cookie sheet, pushing
>>them together to form an unbroken layer. Since they are sweet, find a
>>fruity, tart ice cream (Raspberry, Peach, Orange), let it soften slightly
>>and spread it over the truffles. Quickly place the other half of the
>>slices over the ice cream and freeze until very firm.
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>
> Okay, Margaret, I did it. (smile) Not really, but I did buy orange sherbet
> to have with the truffles. Very interesting taste sensation, the chocolate
> against the orange. I will have to conduct a further taste test later this
> afternoon.
>
> nancy
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>
You should have gotten Raspberry Sherbet. The one that is called All
Fruit or something similar. It would have tasted like raspberry
filled truffles. Godiva used to make wonderful ones, when they first
started to import them to the USA. Bloomingdale's used to sell them.
The chocolates would arrive at the airport from Belgium, I believe,
early almost every morning and be delivered to the store some time
later. Godiva chocolates were very good at that time. If the
chocolates were not sold within a few days, they would be sent back to
Europe. Everything was always very fresh and was made with butter and
cream, which would spoil rather quickly.

Soon, Pepperidge Farm or some other kind of company like this bought
the Godiva concern, most of the candies were manufactured here, in the
USA and the quality went down in leaps and bounds. It did not take
long for Godiva stuff to taste very much like American candy. (

Orange sherbet with truffles has to taste good, too. I sometimes eat
a good California Navel Orange with a piece of good (Guittard) dark
chocolate. )