>> 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

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 05:03:52 GMT, Kathy in NZ wrote:

> >> 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!
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

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

>>> 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.

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 05:03:52 GMT, (Kathy in NZ) wrote:

> >> 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

On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:21:41 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 05:03:52 GMT, (Kathy in NZ) wrote:
>
>> >> 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 >
wrote:

>On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 05:03:52 GMT, Kathy in NZ wrote:
>
>> >> 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 :-)

On 2 Jan 2006 06:17:09 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

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

> On 2 Jan 2006 06:17:09 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>On Sun 01 Jan 2006 10:03:52p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Kathy in
>>NZ?
>>
>>>>> 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.

On 2006-01-02, Kathy in NZ > wrote:

> 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

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2006-01-02, Kathy in NZ > wrote:
>
>> 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 wrote:
> On 2006-01-02, Kathy in NZ > wrote:
>
>
>>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 wrote:
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 2006-01-02, Kathy in NZ > wrote:
> >
> >> 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 poop. hehe

"Sheldon" > wrote

> 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)

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 07:22:28 GMT, Kathy in NZ wrote:

> 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
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:02:07 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

>
> "Sheldon" > wrote
>
> > 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
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

"Kathy in NZ" > wrote in message
...
>>> 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 wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote
>
> > 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 >
wrote:

>On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 07:22:28 GMT, Kathy in NZ wrote:
>
>> 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

On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 14:49:35 -0500, "limey" > wrote:

>
>"Kathy in NZ" > wrote in message
...
>>>> 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

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:41:18 GMT, Kathy in NZ wrote:

> On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 11:03:59 -0800, sf >
> wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 07:22:28 GMT, Kathy in NZ wrote:
> >
> >> 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.

Kathy in NZ wrote:
>
> 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.

I have done this with balloons. When the chocolate is set, pierce the
balloon and slowly let the air out - catching the shell (and plastic)
in your hand.

(I tack or tape the balloons down on cardboard so that they don't move
around too much before the procedure.)

-L.

On 3 Jan 2006 02:07:32 -0800, "-L." > wrote:

>
>Kathy in NZ wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>
>I have done this with balloons. When the chocolate is set, pierce the
>balloon and slowly let the air out - catching the shell (and plastic)
>in your hand.
>
>(I tack or tape the balloons down on cardboard so that they don't move
>around too much before the procedure.)
>
>-L.
>
What a clever idea

Kathy in NZ

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:48:07 -0800, sf >
wrote:


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

The sag didn't look bad to me, while it was setting. I don't think it
would have been a problem. As I poured myself a glass of wine tonight,
and looked at my glass, I thought EUREKA! A wine glass would be ideal
as a mould -- in winter! However, if you have a base that is suitable,
go for it. Apart from the cat bowls I used, which were a bit too big,
I have nothing else in the house suitable.

Kathy in NZ

Kathy in NZ wrote:
> >
> What a clever idea
>
> Kathy in NZ

Why thank you, Dear. I actually "borrowed" it from my pottery making.
I make thin bowls made of slip by dripping the slip over a powdered
baloon. The slip dries and makes wonderful dercorative bowls, which I
then Raku fire. I haven't done it in years, though, so have to resort
to making chocolate bowls. I miss my studio. :/

-L.