[Sca-cooks] Selene's Dread Chcolate Mousse

[Elaine Koogler]

thanks!  I'll let you know what try and how it works....

Kiri (thinking of how yummy it was and calculating when I can make it
again!!)

Susan Fox-Davis wrote:

> Elaine Koogler wrote:
>
> > I fixed this as a dessert for a dinner we had for friends on Saturday
> > evening.  Unbelievable!!!!  Pronounced a definite "keeper" by all who
> > indulged.
> >
> > Got a question, though.  The texture seemed a bit grainy...from the
> > sugar.  I used plain old granulated sugar.  Should I have used icing or
> > caster sugar?  By icing, I don't mean the confectioner's stuff that has
> > cornstarch in it, but rather the real stuff like you get from a baker's
> > supply place.  Also, I might cut back a bit on the sugar...it was VERY
> > sweet, which could have resulted from the Chambord I used?
>
> It's usually got a little grainy bite to it, icing or caster sugar might
> cut back on this.  Let me know how it worked.  You can halve the sugar,
> I've done it for a nice semi-sweet effect.  I've used mostly extracts
> rather than liqueurs for non-chocolate flavor effects, since the extra
> fluid affects the fluffy texture.  There is no truth to the rumour that I
> got my Harp Argent for this recipe, or so Countess Ealasaid keeps telling
> me [between mouthfuls].  Crescent Spoon, that's another story, it was a
> joke entry honestly...
>
> Selene, Caid
>
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