Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Batter made, strained, ready to go.
>
> Oil ($5 worth of peanut oil) on to heat.
>
> Go to basement to look for a different handle for rosette irons.


>
> Return to kitchen and notice that oil temp is well above 400 deg; in
> fact, it's at the top of the Taylor flat candy thermometer (the one that
> costs about $17.
>
> Carefully and quickly move saucepot of oil off heat praying it doesn't
> ignite, leaving thermometer in the oil (that's where stupid comes in).
>
> Listen to the 'pop' of the exploding candy thermometer. Thanks be to
> Alex that it broke at the bulb end, in the oil, and did not send oil
> splatters all over hell and me. Scatological and liturgical language
> both in the same sentence. Versatile is my middle name.
>


Wow, you are lucky you didn't burn down the kitchen. I'm glad it
was no worse and you didn't get hurt.

I thought you'd gone to B's early.

gloria p