Roly Beevor on tue 7 feb 06
Does anyone use a chocolate fountain for glaze application?
I was at a dinner party at the weekend where one was in use, it had a screw
to raise the liquid chocolate up a column, it falls in a sheet around the
outside, where you use it to coat pieces of fruit, delicious. The
consequence may at least serve as a useful reminder to anyone thinking of
giving their partner domestic equipment as a present.
The chocolate was getting rather too thick, so one of the guests, encouraged
by the hostess, tried putting some wine in to thin it.
Of course the effect was not as intended, after delivering a gloop of almost
solid chocolate the machine started spinning fast and spraying thin
chocolate all over the table.
Our host manfully put his hand over the top of the machine (its funny how a
couple of glasses can dispel the obvious solution like turning the thing
off). The resulting scene had everyone in stitches, these things are much
better in real life than in the movies, except for
our hostess who was obviously a little concerned about her carpet. The
pattern on the plates and glasses in the line of fire was really quite
attractive, though one would obviously want to execute the technique in an
extraction booth.
Naturally the fountain went straight in the bin. Should I discretely
retrieve it? Or suggest to our hostess that I have a good use to which I
want to put her fountain and risk becoming the target of gossip?
Roly Beevor
logan johnson on tue 7 feb 06
Roly,
I don't suppose you have video of the "chocolate event?" I would KILL to have a copy!!
I would suggest asking the hostess because getting caught rescuing the offending device could be more embarassing than just asking for it with an explanation of it's intended use. I personally could NOT let such a oportunity get by me.
Good Luck!
Logan
Roly Beevor wrote:
>>Our host manfully put his hand over the top of the machine (its funny how a
couple of glasses can dispel the obvious solution like turning the thing
off). The resulting scene had everyone in stitches, these things are much
better in real life than in the movies, except for
our hostess who was obviously a little concerned about her carpet. The
pattern on the plates and glasses in the line of fire was really quite
attractive, though one would obviously want to execute the technique in an
extraction booth.
Naturally the fountain went straight in the bin. Should I discretely
retrieve it? Or suggest to our hostess that I have a good use to which I
want to put her fountain and risk becoming the target of gossip?<<
Roly Beevor
______________________________________________________________________________
Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at melpots@pclink.com.
Logan Johnson
Yakima Valley Pottery & Supply
719 W Nob Hill Blvd. Ste C
Yakima, WA 98902
509.469.6966
www.audeostudios.com
"Carpe Argillam!!"
L. P. Skeen on tue 7 feb 06
Hey Roly, I say retrieve the thing and try it out, can't hurt and won't =
cost you anything.
L
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Roly Beevor=20
Naturally the fountain went straight in the bin. Should I discretely
retrieve it? Or suggest to our hostess that I have a good use to =
which I
want to put her fountain and risk becoming the target of gossip?
Roly Beevor
| |
|
