I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought some
dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...

And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.

What does RFC think?

John Kuthe...

On Dec 18, 12:28*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
> may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought some
> dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
> pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...
>
> And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
> already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
> milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.
>
> What does RFC think?
>
> John Kuthe...

If I had both kinds of chocolate I would have made half of each kind
in dark and half in milk.
I love both kinds.

On Dec 18, 2:50*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On Dec 18, 12:28*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
>
> > I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
> > may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought some
> > dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
> > pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...
>
> > And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
> > already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
> > milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.
>
> > What does RFC think?
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> If I had both kinds of chocolate I would have made half of each kind
> in dark and half in milk.
> I love both kinds.

I might do that. Yes I have both kinds of chocolate.

Thanks!

John Kuthe...

On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:28:53 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

> I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
> may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought some
> dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
> pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...
>
> And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
> already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
> milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.
>
> What does RFC think?
>
I say go with dark. Milk chocolate should be banned unless you can
drink it.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Dec 18, 3:16*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:28:53 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
>
> > wrote:
> > I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
> > may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought some
> > dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
> > pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...
>
> > And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
> > already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
> > milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.
>
> > What does RFC think?
>
> I say go with dark. *Milk chocolate should be banned unless you can
> drink it.

ROFL!!! I tend to agree, but milk chocolate coating goes so well on my
Caramel Pecan Things!

http://oi56.tinypic.com/2w24tvb.jpg

:-)

John Kuthe...

On 12/18/2010 3:22 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Dec 18, 3:16 pm, > wrote:
>> I say go with dark. Milk chocolate should be banned unless you can
>> drink it.
> ROFL!!! I tend to agree, but milk chocolate coating goes so well on my
> Caramel Pecan Things!
>
> http://oi56.tinypic.com/2w24tvb.jpg
>
> :-)
>
> John Kuthe...

That looks wonderful. I wanna come over to your house and play!

Becca

On Dec 18, 5:44*pm, Ema Nymton > wrote:
> On 12/18/2010 3:22 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
>
> > On Dec 18, 3:16 pm, > *wrote:
> >> I say go with dark. *Milk chocolate should be banned unless you can
> >> drink it.
> > ROFL!!! I tend to agree, but milk chocolate coating goes so well on my
> > Caramel Pecan Things!
>
> >http://oi56.tinypic.com/2w24tvb.jpg
>
> > :-)
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> That looks wonderful. I wanna come over to your house and play!
>
> Becca

Come on over! Helpers get to sample: quality control! :-)

John Kuthe...

On 12/18/2010 6:29 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Dec 18, 5:44 pm, Ema > wrote:
>> On 12/18/2010 3:22 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>> ROFL!!! I tend to agree, but milk chocolate coating goes so well on my
>>> Caramel Pecan Things!
>> http://oi56.tinypic.com/2w24tvb.jpg
>> That looks wonderful. I wanna come over to your house and play!
>>
>> Becca
> Come on over! Helpers get to sample: quality control! :-)
>
> John Kuthe...

Hey, any excuse will do. ;-)

Becca

sf wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:28:53 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > wrote:
>
>> I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
>> may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought
>> some dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
>> pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...
>>
>> And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
>> already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
>> milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.
>>
>> What does RFC think?
>>
> I say go with dark. Milk chocolate should be banned unless you can
> drink it.

I like milk chocolate. That is, *good* milk chocolate. There can be quite a
difference. Good milk chocolate can have delicious caramel notes as well as
a significantly higher percentage of cacao. It gives a truffle creaminess
like nothing else.

Unfortunately, many people think of Hershey bars when they think milk. It is
currently fashionable to affect a dislike of milk chocolate. Most people who
do so have never actually had a really good milk chocolate.

On Dec 18, 9:06*pm, "Janet" > wrote:
> sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:28:53 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > > wrote:
>
> >> I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
> >> may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought
> >> some dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
> >> pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...
>
> >> And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
> >> already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
> >> milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.
>
> >> What does RFC think?
>
> > I say go with dark. *Milk chocolate should be banned unless you can
> > drink it.
>
> I like milk chocolate. That is, *good* milk chocolate. There can be quite a
> difference. Good milk chocolate can have delicious caramel notes as well as
> a significantly higher percentage of cacao. It gives a truffle creaminess
> like nothing else.
>
> Unfortunately, many people think of Hershey bars when they think milk. It is
> currently fashionable to affect a dislike of milk chocolate. Most people who
> do so have never actually had a really good milk chocolate.

True, but most milk chocolate isn't that good. I like it too, but
dark chocolate seems more idiot proof, and I never eat chocolate
without milk on the side. The sweeter, lower cocoa ones are nice with
whole milk that has been left to rise to close to room temperature.
After low carbing, I think that if/WHEN I decide to restrict carbs
again, the two things I'd choose for carbs would be milk and carrots
cooked to buttery tenderness, and also the sugar in chocolate. Then
there's the residual sugars in high quality beer.

--Bryan

On Dec 18, 9:06*pm, "Janet" > wrote:
> sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:28:53 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > > wrote:
>
> >> I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
> >> may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought
> >> some dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
> >> pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...
>
> >> And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
> >> already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
> >> milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.
>
> >> What does RFC think?
>
> > I say go with dark. *Milk chocolate should be banned unless you can
> > drink it.
>
> I like milk chocolate. That is, *good* milk chocolate. There can be quite a
> difference. Good milk chocolate can have delicious caramel notes as well as
> a significantly higher percentage of cacao. It gives a truffle creaminess
> like nothing else.
>
> Unfortunately, many people think of Hershey bars when they think milk. It is
> currently fashionable to affect a dislike of milk chocolate. Most people who
> do so have never actually had a really good milk chocolate.

Truedat. I don't normally eat milk chocolate, but I bought some from a
local chocolatier:

http://www.chocolatechocolate.com/

a few years ago, and WOW! A whole different chocolate experience than
the pure dark richness I was used to from dark chocolate, but it was
GOOD

John Kuthe...

"Janet" > wrote in message
...
> sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:28:53 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
>>> may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought
>>> some dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
>>> pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...
>>>
>>> And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
>>> already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
>>> milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.
>>>
>>> What does RFC think?
>>>
>> I say go with dark. Milk chocolate should be banned unless you can
>> drink it.
>
> I like milk chocolate. That is, *good* milk chocolate. There can be quite
> a difference. Good milk chocolate can have delicious caramel notes as well
> as a significantly higher percentage of cacao. It gives a truffle
> creaminess like nothing else.
>
> Unfortunately, many people think of Hershey bars when they think milk. It
> is currently fashionable to affect a dislike of milk chocolate. Most
> people who do so have never actually had a really good milk chocolate.

I find it hard to believe that a lot of people can't tell the difference
between good and cheap chocolate. But they can't.

On Dec 18, 11:00*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Janet" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > sf wrote:
> >> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:28:53 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> >> > wrote:
>
> >>> I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
> >>> may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought
> >>> some dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
> >>> pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...
>
> >>> And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
> >>> already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
> >>> milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.
>
> >>> What does RFC think?
>
> >> I say go with dark. *Milk chocolate should be banned unless you can
> >> drink it.
>
> > I like milk chocolate. That is, *good* milk chocolate. There can be quite
> > a difference. Good milk chocolate can have delicious caramel notes as well
> > as a significantly higher percentage of cacao. It gives a truffle
> > creaminess like nothing else.
>
> > Unfortunately, many people think of Hershey bars when they think milk. It
> > is currently fashionable to affect a dislike of milk chocolate. Most
> > people who do so have never actually had a really good milk chocolate.
>
> I find it hard to believe that a lot of people can't tell the difference
> between good and cheap chocolate. But they can't.

Most people don't care that much, or at all. But many can tell. I saw
that happen once while a housemate of mine had a couple of friends
over and there were making chocolate chip cookies. Which mostly they
were sitting around talking and eating the cookie dough ingredients.
They had purchased both Nestle's Semi-sweet chips in the yellow bag
and also some generic grocery store brand chips. Not that either were
what we chocolate connoisseurs would call good chocolate, but in
sampling both we all agreed that the Nestle's were better than the
grocery store brand. But we ate both, leading to append chocolate to
the old joke about why pizza is like sex, which is because when it's
good, it's REALLY good, and when it's bad, it's still pretty good!

Bad chocolate has to be pretty atrocious to be better than no
chocolate.

John Kuthe...

"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
...
> I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
> may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought some
> dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
> pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...
>
> And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
> already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
> milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.
>
> What does RFC think?

Personally I prefer the taste of dark and the darker the better. But it
messes with my GERD. Milk doesn't make me sick. But I don't like it as
well. I learned years ago if I am making something for someone and I am
unsure of what they like, I do a mix of both.

Julie Bove wrote:
> Personally I prefer the taste of dark and the darker the better. But it
> messes with my GERD. Milk doesn't make me sick. But I don't like it as
> well. I learned years ago if I am making something for someone and I am
> unsure of what they like, I do a mix of both.
>
>
I eat my chocolate in the morning, so I don't have a problem at
night. I only eat very good, dark chocolate. Some lesser
chocolates tend to give me headaches.

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>> Personally I prefer the taste of dark and the darker the better. But it
>> messes with my GERD. Milk doesn't make me sick. But I don't like it as
>> well. I learned years ago if I am making something for someone and I am
>> unsure of what they like, I do a mix of both.
> I eat my chocolate in the morning, so I don't have a problem at night. I
> only eat very good, dark chocolate. Some lesser chocolates tend to give
> me headaches.

My sleep is split. Some in the morning, some at night. So there is no good
time to eat chocolate for me.

Julie Bove wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>> Personally I prefer the taste of dark and the darker the better. But it
>>> messes with my GERD. Milk doesn't make me sick. But I don't like it as
>>> well. I learned years ago if I am making something for someone and I am
>>> unsure of what they like, I do a mix of both.
>> I eat my chocolate in the morning, so I don't have a problem at night. I
>> only eat very good, dark chocolate. Some lesser chocolates tend to give
>> me headaches.
>
> My sleep is split. Some in the morning, some at night. So there is no good
> time to eat chocolate for me.
>
>
Poor you! I use that approach for the "iffy" foods.

--
Jean B.

On 12/18/2010 8:56 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> My sleep is split. Some in the morning, some at night. So there is no good
> time to eat chocolate for me.

Chocolate tastes so good, but I try to stay away from sugar. Dr. Oz
says sugar feeds cancer, plus he has other bad things to say about it.
I will still eat chocolate occasionally, but I won't enjoy it as much
since he said that. What a killjoy.

Becca

On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:09:42 -0600, Ema Nymton wrote:

> On 12/18/2010 8:56 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> My sleep is split. Some in the morning, some at night. So there is no good
>> time to eat chocolate for me.
>
> Chocolate tastes so good, but I try to stay away from sugar. Dr. Oz
> says sugar feeds cancer, plus he has other bad things to say about it.
> I will still eat chocolate occasionally, but I won't enjoy it as much
> since he said that. What a killjoy.
>
> Becca

i would not take what dr. oz says as gospel.

your pal,
blake

In news:rec.food.cooking, John Kuthe > posted on Sat,
18 Dec 2010 12:28:53 -0800 (PST) the following:

> I've made some cherry/almond/marshmallow/dark chocolate candies and
> may substitute English walnuts for the almonds, but I just bought some
> dried sweetened pineapple and macadamia nuts and want to make a
> pineapple/macadamia/marshmallow...
>
> And the question is: Milk or dark chocolate? I love dark, but I
> already have one candy mix made with the dark chocolate, and I think
> milk may actually be good with the pineapple/macadamias.
>
> What does RFC think?

You could do both. Heat the chocolates separately, but before portioning
out into individual servings to cure, combine the two chocolates, but
don't mix them. Move them around just enough so when you put them on the
wax paper, they are kind of swirly. Maybe you'd need two people and a big
counter to do it. Perhaps it'd be better to do it from two pots. Put the
milk chocolate out mixed with nuts, then go back with a small ladle and
drizzle the dark chocolate over the mounds and lumps formed by the nuts in
the milk chocolate part.

Damaeus