On Friday, January 1, 2016 at 11:21:55 AM UTC-6, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Friday, January 1, 2016 at 11:11:35 AM UTC-6, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> > On Friday, January 1, 2016 at 10:05:28 AM UTC-6, Janet B wrote:
> > > On Fri, 01 Jan 2016 01:19:23 -0800, sf > wrote:
> > >
> > > >On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:29:59 -0700, Lucha Libre! > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/hoppin-john/
> > > >
> > > >All this time I thought Hoppin John was black eyed peas mixed into the
> > > >rice, served not on top.
> > >
> > > She does say that is another way to do it. It looks good.
> > >
> > Whatever negative things I've thought/said about Ms. Drummond, she
> > more than makes up for any other deficits with her chocolate cake
> > recipe (cake only, not the filling).
> >
> > http://www.ulive.com/video/epic-four...chocolate-cake
> >
> > My wife used that recipe, but made a better chocolate filling, and
> > whipped cream with jarred Morello cherries we stocked up on when ALDI
> > had them a few months ago. Nutella is pretty crappy, but the rest of
> > the recipe is first rate otherwise, and substituting the cherries for
> > the fresh strawberries mean that the cake will last longer in the
> > fridge, as strawberries go bad rather quickly.
> > >
> > > Janet US
> >
> > --Bryan
>
> Trying desperately to emulate the flavor of my Chocolate Covered Cherries? HA!! You'll never do it! WAY more work than you will ever go through!
>
No, John. My wife having substituted cherries for strawberries in the PW's
cake recipe is not *me* trying to "emulate" your chocolate covered cherries.
>
> And my 2015 batch is RIPE baby!! Ate a couple last night, and they are DELISH!!
>
I don't doubt the excellence of your 2015 batch. I have even suggested that
folks might want to buy them if you have them to sell.
>
> John Kuthe...

--Bryan