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TRUFFLES-MILO(D) USENET Cookbook TRUFFLES-MILO(D)
MINDERBINDER
TRUFFLES-MILO - Chocolate covered cotton
This is a recipe I invented after I had cornered the cotton
market and couldn't get rid of the stuff.
While good orlon can be substituted for the cotton, the
resulting product won't have the same flavor or texture as
the real thing. Your friends will be able to tell that
you've been skimping. Egyptian cotton works best.
INGREDIENTS (About fifty servings)
50 plain cotton balls
OR
3 by 6 feet
cotton wool
2 lb bittersweet chocolate [optional]
1/2 cup any favorite liqueur
PROCEDURE
(1) If starting from cotton wool, divide it into about
50 pieces, making sure they are well formed,
round, and the rough edges have been worked back
into the mass to make a smooth surface.
(2) Melt the chocolate in a double boiler being care-
ful not to get any water in the chocolate.
(3) In batches of about ten put the balls of cotton on
a fine rack or grate. Sprinkle with the liqueur
if you're using it. [Be careful! Too much will
overpower the other flavors.]
(4) Slowly pour enough chocolate over each ball of
cotton to coat it thoroughly, letting excess drip
off.
(5) Allow the chocolate coating to cool before taking
the chocolate covered cotton from the rack.
NOTES
Keep stored in a closed container in a cool place away from
light. Munitions boxes work well for this.
As a special cold-weather treat, use wool instead of cotton.
RATING
Difficulty: moderate. Time: 2 hours. Precision: no need to
measure.
CONTRIBUTOR
Milo Minderbinder
M&M Enterprises
milo@glacier