[alt.gourmand] RECIPE: Rum balls

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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE RUM-BALLS-2 D "10 Mar 87" 1987
.RZ "RUM BALLS" "Chocolate rum truffles"
My mother makes this recipe. It is very simple and easy.
.IH "makes 16"
.IG "4 oz" "semi-sweet chocolate" "120 g"
.IG "1 Tbsp" "whipping cream" "15 ml"
.IG "2 Tbsp" "rum" "30 ml"
.IG "1 1/3 cups" "icing sugar, sifted" "180 g"
.IG "2\-3 oz" "chocolate vermicelli" "40\-50 g"
.PH
.SK 1
Over slow heat, melt the chocolate and stir in cream and rum.
.SK 2
Beat in the icing sugar until mixture is fairly stiff.
.SK 3
Roll into small balls and coat with the chocolate vermicelli.
.SK 4
Place on a cookie sheet, and refrigerate for several hours.
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
easy.
.I Time:
15 minutes preparation, several hours cooling.
.I Precision:
approximate measurement OK.
.WR
Guy Middleton
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
gamiddleton@watmath.uucp