On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:46:18 -0500, Goomba38 >
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>Yes, and the presentation would suffer (IMO) if one used one of those
>cheesy looking fountains. They *look* cheap and gimmicky.


They are fun and guests like it. That said, I'm in your camp not
because of presentation but because of the waste and they are a pain
in the *ss to clean.

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sf wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:46:18 -0500, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, and the presentation would suffer (IMO) if one used one of those
>> cheesy looking fountains. They *look* cheap and gimmicky.
>
>
> They are fun and guests like it. That said, I'm in your camp not
> because of presentation but because of the waste and they are a pain
> in the *ss to clean.
>
I've never had a guest not love ANY chocolate fondue! No matter what it
was served in.

On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:00:59 -0500, Goomba38 >
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>sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:46:18 -0500, Goomba38 >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, and the presentation would suffer (IMO) if one used one of those
>>> cheesy looking fountains. They *look* cheap and gimmicky.
>>
>>
>> They are fun and guests like it. That said, I'm in your camp not
>> because of presentation but because of the waste and they are a pain
>> in the *ss to clean.
>>
>I've never had a guest not love ANY chocolate fondue! No matter what it
>was served in.

I hope no one is kidding themselves about a chocolate fountain and
decent chocolate fondue being in the same league!

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sf wrote:

> I hope no one is kidding themselves about a chocolate fountain and
> decent chocolate fondue being in the same league!
>
I dunno... I might be presuming that people who buy that tacky looking
device don't know the diff? I have no first hand experience with the
actual device nor do I know anyone with one.

Here is the fudge sauce I like to serve. I make it on the stove and keep
it warm in the little candle driven warmer I have.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Framingham Fudge Sauce

Recipe By :Bakers Chocolate Co.
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Sauces and Marinades

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
5 squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter

Heat chocolate and cream in saucepan over very low heat, stirring
constantly until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
Add sugar, salt and corn syrup. Cook and stir until sugar is completely
dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in butter.
Serve warm, or store in refridgerator in covered container. Reheat over
warm water.
Makes 2 1/2 cups.

On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:23:39 -0500, Goomba38 >
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>I dunno... I might be presuming that people who buy that tacky looking
>device don't know the diff? I have no first hand experience with the
>actual device nor do I know anyone with one.

In my experience, they don't confuse the two... but you never know.
Chocolate fountains are fun, but not fondue.

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On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:15:06 -0800, sf wrote:

>On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:00:59 -0500, Goomba38 >
>wrote:

>>I've never had a guest not love ANY chocolate fondue! No matter what it
>>was served in.
>
>I hope no one is kidding themselves about a chocolate fountain and
>decent chocolate fondue being in the same league!

The chocolate that Carol uses in hers is very high-quality stuff (70%,
delicious), so whatever.

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On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:46:32 -0800, Serene >
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>On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:15:06 -0800, sf wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:00:59 -0500, Goomba38 >
>>wrote:
>
>>>I've never had a guest not love ANY chocolate fondue! No matter what it
>>>was served in.
>>
>>I hope no one is kidding themselves about a chocolate fountain and
>>decent chocolate fondue being in the same league!
>
>The chocolate that Carol uses in hers is very high-quality stuff (70%,
>delicious), so whatever.
>
I don't know about her chocolate fountain.... but this one has
instructions to add oil to the chocolate so it will keep flowing over
the hours. Why waste good chocolate when you're doing that? IMO
regular chocolate chips are fine for chocolate fountains.

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