It Has Begun

[HeIsRisen2018]

No.

What makes you say that? Oh hold up, maybe they actually mentioned that in one of the books as I vaguely remember it now.

 

[JohnDB]

Didn't happen

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

Didn't happen

Are you sure? I thought I remembered Ron saying something about it and what's with the really short replies all of a sudden?

 

[JohnDB]

Short?

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

Short?

Yeah, you aren't saying much. Mr. C got you busy again at the North Pole or something?

 

[JohnDB]

Mr C. ?

 

[GodsGrace]

You know here's just a random question that I suddenly thought of. Do you think that there's really a Santa Claus in the wizarding world? (Of Harry Potter)I mean there's house elves so,.. why not Christmas elves? :wink

I agree with JohnDB.
No Christmas in Potterland.
I went to see one movie to keep up with our cultural habits.
Too dark.
Christmas is light.
The light does not do well with the dark.
They repel each other. (persons, I mean).

So if you like Christmas, DON'T go to Potterland.

 

[Edward]

Although I really hope that you don't wind up sending him your address for real, I can't blame you for wishing you could.

Ohh, P'Shaw with you! JohnDB is one of the few top tier of this forum and his words on this site make it obvious that he's an honorable and trustworthy man...and a full blown Chef to boot! Man, I'll send him my address! Or he can send me his and watch me be knocking at his door on Thanksgiving, Lol!!

 

[Edward]

I also started a new batch of Gran Marnier for the "holy Grail" of candy making...the liquid liquor filled candies. (Tougher than I thought)
I have failed the past two years on these things.

I'd be interested in knowing how they turn out this year. Pics, or it didn't happen, lol!

They can't be that hard, can they? I've made homemade (camp made over a camp fire!) jelly filled donuts. Easy peasy, deep fry some canned biscuits and fill em up with whatever from a pastry syringe and sprinkle powdered sugar over them while still hot to glaze them too. When my wife first made these for us, it blew me away. I knew we was king of the mountain! It was almost magical, mmm.

But I never made any candy, but have seen some made and it didn't look that hard, so I'd kind of like to see this process if possible. Maybe I'll try it too!

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

Mr C. ?

Would you stop that!? You know who I'm talking about!! Now I know that you're just doing that on purpose to be annoying. :tongue And it's working,.. it's really working. Sometimes I wonder how old you really are LOL!!

I agree with JohnDB.
No Christmas in Potterland.
I went to see one movie to keep up with our cultural habits.
Too dark.
Christmas is light.
The light does not do well with the dark.
They repel each other. (persons, I mean).

So if you like Christmas, DON'T go to Potterland.

They have Christmas in Harry Potter my question is whether or not the magical being Santa Claus exists.

 

[GodsGrace]

Would you stop that!? You know who I'm talking about!! Now I know that you're just doing that on purpose to be annoying. :tongue And it's working,.. it's really working. Sometimes I wonder how old you really are LOL!!








They have Christmas in Harry Potter my question is whether or not the magical being Santa Claus exists.

Only if he looks like this:

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

Only if he looks like this:

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*Sarcasm* Alright so umm that's not totally creepy and going to give me nightmares tonight. 2

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

Where did you find that thing anyways?

 

[JohnDB]

But I never made any candy, but have seen some made and it didn't look that hard, so I'd kind of like to see this process if possible. Maybe I'll try it too

It's not impossible, it does take talent to get the chocolate tempered and looking like something... otherwise it looks like little pieces of feces.

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

So now that it's back on food and poop he talks. LOL!! XDD!! (Btw, if you want me to edit out the poop part I will. )

 

[JohnDB]

So now that it's back on food and poop he talks. LOL!! XDD!!

Look,
Almond bark chocolate tastes like chemicals and wax...it usually looks ok... mostly but I've seen some travesties created with it too.

I use real semi-sweet Belgium Chocolate for the candies. It's very temperamental to work with but it has that chocolate snap when you bite it and a great look and flavor... because it's really chocolate that's been crafted carefully around various centers.
The centers are unique to me and my kitchen. I understand flavor combinations and all of them are home made.

I've seen people try using microwaved chocolate chips to cover their candies...it tastes like they look. (Bad) chocolate ALWAYS burns in the microwave. If it gets above 110°F (43.3 C) it is burnt and rurnt. That rancid grease taste is profound same as burnt chocolate.
And unsuspecting people following internet recipes do this and put these "treats" out for others thinking that they did wonderful things.

Untempered chocolate has no snap...it is gritty mush with a swirling dusty appearance that makes people wonder what it is. (Like a Hershey bar left in the glovebox for two years)

Now I don't suggest that anyone ever subject people they like to atrocities...I know that I don't. I want them to celebrate with appreciation for good food...not wondering if that foul bite of sweets is going to poison them.

Ever been to a potluck where something there tasted and looked foul? I have...it is not fun.

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

Look,
Almond bark chocolate tastes like chemicals and wax...it usually looks ok... mostly but I've seen some travesties created with it too.

I use real semi-sweet Belgium Chocolate for the candies. It's very temperamental to work with but it has that chocolate snap when you bite it and a great look and flavor... because it's really chocolate that's been crafted carefully around various centers.
The centers are unique to me and my kitchen. I understand flavor combinations and all of them are home made.

I've seen people try using microwaved chocolate chips to cover their candies...it tastes like they look. (Bad) chocolate ALWAYS burns in the microwave. If it gets above 110°F (43.3 C) it is burnt and rurnt. That rancid grease taste is profound same as burnt chocolate.
And unsuspecting people following internet recipes do this and put these "treats" out for others thinking that they did wonderful things.

Untempered chocolate has no snap...it is gritty mush with a swirling dusty appearance that makes people wonder what it is. (Like a Hershey bar left in the glovebox for two years)

Now I don't suggest that anyone ever subject people they like to atrocities...I know that I don't. I want them to celebrate with appreciation for good food...not wondering if that foul bite of sweets is going to poison them.

Ever been to a potluck where something there tasted and looked foul? I have...it is not fun.

No, I've never really been to a potluck and I'm sorry but I really don't know what you're talking about. :/

 

[jasonc]

Elves,in Nordic myth,these were messengers of the gods ,bad juju if they visited

 

[JohnDB]

My wife went to a bakery tonight with some friends....
Some of the stuff she brought back is "in name" similar to mine. But no where near the same product.
The chocolate chip cherry cookies were made with some kind of marischino cherries...not good. No tartness that makes the flavor blend/contrast.
The brownies had so many chocolate chips and chunks you got no brownie. The frosted brownie had some kind of hard candy sprinkle you couldn't see and almost broke a tooth on it.

*Sigh*

No wonder mine go so well.

 

[Shekinahglory]

Think Star Wars beginning...with a touch of Spaceballs.

CHRISTMAS....

Yesterday I started on the stuff.
I made 4 different kinds of truffle fillings.
Ordered all kinds of ingredients for cookies. (The chocolate is already here)

I found a really good deal on dried cherries.

I also started a new batch of Gran Marnier for the "holy Grail" of candy making...the liquid liquor filled candies. (Tougher than I thought)
I have failed the past two years on these things.

But this year I was thinking of adding some chocolate covered candied orange peel and chocolate covered coffee beans and chocolate mousse centers. Also some polar bear claws (cashews, caramel, and white chocolate)

This is in addition to the dozen varieties of cookies I make...and the gingerbread houses. We got a whole subdivision of those houses to make.

The planning is over....it's execution time.

What time can we stop by that all sounds so awesome. How long will it take you to be finished?it maybe early but you deserve it Merry Christmas!