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Default Made truffles today

On 12/1/2010 1:10 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:44:50 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > wrote:
>
>> On Nov 30, 9:57 pm, > wrote:
>>> On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:36:06 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
>>>
>>> > wrote:
>>>> Recipe:
>>>> 1lb dark chocolate, chopped
>>>> 1/2 cup cream
>>>> 2 tbs butter
>>>> Heat cream+butter to boil, reduce heat and dump in chocolate, stir
>>>> stir stir until smooth. Pour onto baking pan lined with plastic wrap,
>>>> cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate to cold, remove to room temp and
>>>> allow to fully warm, unwrap top, invert onto MARBLE SLAB (shown in
>>>> pic), cut into strips, then into individual pieces, form and dip.
>>> Oh, man.... I haven't done that in years. You're lighting a fire
>>> under me! Wave enough candy recipes under my nose and I'll end up
>>> making something.
>>>
>>> Thanks, John.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Never trust a dog to watch your food.

>> See my "Coconuts are DONE!" post:
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...efefa8c5bba7f#
>>

> OMG! I must have missed that one completely... and you *know* how
> much I like coconut, I see. LOL! I even have all the ingredients for
> that one. Well, truth be known - I have all the ingredients for the
> truffles too. Decisions, decisions.


Who was the queen of truffles around here? It could have been Mimi.
Anyway, I used her truffle recipe about 12 yrs ago and they did not turn
out. I have not made them since then, and I make candy several times a
year. I may try it again.

Becca