I'd saved a recipe for Mint Thins since 2007 and thought today would be a
good time to try it. Kind of like a cousin of Girl Scout chocolate mint
cookies. Ritz crackers dipped in peppermint flavored semisweet chocolate.
Ridiculous, I know. Probably no worse than dipping pretzels in
chocolate. The Ritz crackers are crisp and bland enough to be just right.
The adventure got tricky when I tried to discover which tool would work
best for dipping. Nothing like a fork would do. Tried my needle-nosed
pliers - that went well but had to have a very soft grip or the cracker
broke. Tried my klutzy tongs. They were a little better but didn't grip
very well and would break the crackers too.
I don't 'do' candy-making and realize that there are heaps of tools and
techniques I've never tried. Researched tongs for candy making and Holy Cow!
there are dozens of kinds. Anybody have a favorite? Polly

"Polly Esther" > wrote in message
...
> I'd saved a recipe for Mint Thins since 2007 and thought today would be a
> good time to try it. Kind of like a cousin of Girl Scout chocolate mint
> cookies. Ritz crackers dipped in peppermint flavored semisweet chocolate.
> Ridiculous, I know. Probably no worse than dipping pretzels in
> chocolate. The Ritz crackers are crisp and bland enough to be just right.
> The adventure got tricky when I tried to discover which tool would work
> best for dipping. Nothing like a fork would do. Tried my needle-nosed
> pliers - that went well but had to have a very soft grip or the cracker
> broke. Tried my klutzy tongs. They were a little better but didn't grip
> very well and would break the crackers too.
> I don't 'do' candy-making and realize that there are heaps of tools and
> techniques I've never tried. Researched tongs for candy making and Holy
> Cow! there are dozens of kinds. Anybody have a favorite? Polly

I used to have a dipping spoon. Not sure what became of it. Like a small
spoon but had a hole in it so the chocolate could drip out.

When I dipped cookies, I just used my fingers. Yes, part wouldn't be
covered but that could easily be remedied by drizzling a tiny bit over it
with a spoon.

On Jul 4, 8:50*pm, "Polly Esther" > wrote:
> I'd saved a recipe for Mint Thins since 2007 and thought today would be a
> good time to try it. *Kind of like a cousin of Girl Scout chocolate mint
> cookies. *Ritz crackers dipped in peppermint flavored semisweet chocolate.
> * * Ridiculous, I know. *Probably no worse than dipping pretzels in
> chocolate. *The Ritz crackers are crisp and bland enough to be just right.
> * * The adventure got tricky when I tried to discover which tool would work
> best for dipping. *Nothing like a fork would do. Tried my needle-nosed
> pliers - that went well but had to have a very soft grip or the cracker
> broke. Tried my klutzy tongs. *They were a little better but didn't grip
> very well and would break the crackers too.
> * * I don't 'do' candy-making and realize that there are heaps of tools and
> techniques I've never tried. Researched tongs for candy making and Holy Cow!
> there are dozens of kinds. *Anybody have a favorite? *Polly

A dipping fork.

Polly Esther wrote:
> I'd saved a recipe for Mint Thins since 2007 and thought today would be
> a good time to try it. Kind of like a cousin of Girl Scout chocolate
> mint cookies. Ritz crackers dipped in peppermint flavored semisweet
> chocolate.

Oh, I tried that probably 15+ years ago and wasn't impressed. I
also tried making Oreo clones. The filling was good, but the
cookies were not. That was before one could get black cocoa though.

> Ridiculous, I know. Probably no worse than dipping pretzels in
> chocolate. The Ritz crackers are crisp and bland enough to be just right.
> The adventure got tricky when I tried to discover which tool would
> work best for dipping. Nothing like a fork would do. Tried my
> needle-nosed pliers - that went well but had to have a very soft grip or
> the cracker broke. Tried my klutzy tongs. They were a little better but
> didn't grip very well and would break the crackers too.
> I don't 'do' candy-making and realize that there are heaps of tools
> and techniques I've never tried. Researched tongs for candy making and
> Holy Cow! there are dozens of kinds. Anybody have a favorite? Polly
>

--
Jean B.