Culinary flops
I invited some friends over for dinner the other day and thought I'd be well prepared so made the pudding the day before. I made a rectangular ginger sponge which I then rolled up in the form of a Swiss roll, with a pureed apple filling. There was rather too much filling so I spooned up the excess as it bulged out of the ends, covered the whole thing with cling film and left it overnight. When I came down in the morning to make the tea, I saw that the whole thing had collapsed. It was no longer a beautiful roll but rather a splurge of dark sponge with apple seeping out of it. An idea came to me: cover the whole thing with whipped cream and pieces of candied ginger. I did not reveal this disaster and to my amazement my friends marvelled when it was placed on the table.
posted by Whispering Walls at 8:23 am
7 Comments:
You're not looking for a toy boy, are you Ms Whisperer ?
Ah Anon - that is a tempting offer but I'm cutting back on expenditure at the moment.
Honey, I'm not looking for a 'sugar mummy' - since with a girl as clearly adaptable as yourself I could be very low maintenance indeed..
You came down to make the tea? That's the sort of gesture that makes a toy boy utterly irrelevant....THAT's true love.....
Do you remember Delia's squidgy chocolate roll? The same thing always happened, so you were forced to cover with thickly whipped cream and sprinkles of dark choc.... I NEVER complained!
I wonder who your admirer is! Lucky you! I prefer older men myself.
And yes, one has to rely on inner resources during culinary disappointments to turn them into triumphs.
Hi Anon - in my (limited) experience, toyboys are never low maintenance.
Hi KL - yes I make the tea for my father who moved in with me last year after my mother died.
Morning Mopsa - that is a good recipe!
Greetings Ellee - I'm sure you're not short of admirers.
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