Fondant vs buttercream expectations - Page 4

BIG coffee drinker here. Favorite Christmas present this year? A bag of Kona Coffee from Hawaii in the mailbox every other month. If that's not what is brewing, it's Dunkin Donuts. I have to buy about 6 giant bags a month from Sam's Club. It's my vice.

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Originally Posted by jennicake 

 

K8, this made me laugh SO hard!  It got me thinking though, I know there are some countries that love to make flavours of ice cream that we would think are disgusting.  I wonder if shrimp fondant is appealing over there.

 

yay!!! you made my day!!!~~~

yes like squid ink ice cream oh my soul! just saying it hurts

squid ink anything would have to be slowly seriously considered by me before consuming--

but si ice cream? whoa stop the bus this is my exit ;)

There are some of those ice cream places here too, I've seen them on Food Network. I don't think I'll be visiting any of them anytime soon, but it is my mission in life to try a salty pimp next time I'm in NYC 

http://biggayicecream.com/treats/

Speaking of weird ice cream http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12569011

And weird Cheese n' stuff too http://losangelesstimes.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/milking-a-good-idea/

I just have to say, no fricken way! I barely worked up enough nerve to taste my own, and when I babysat, I didn't touch the mother's milk I was given, just thawed it in warm water, and gave it to baby. I used a paper towel to wash the bottle, since I didn't even want it on my family's dish rag, lol! 

BTW, I am all for breast feeding babies, I nursed my twins 12 months, my daughter 18 months, and my last son 26 months. Yes, that is 2 years 2 months. And he is 4 (this month) and has never been sick besides a sniffle or two. He has thrown up about 3 times in his life. 

I never tasted my own even! 

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Originally Posted by kikiandkyle 

I never tasted my own even! 

I don't blame you! It was a single drop, it was on a dare, and I used to do just about anything on a dare, I even ate a lighting bug, once. NASTY, bitter, horrible little bug! The breast milk nearly killed me to try it, lol. 

Sixlets!!  White 10mm pearl Sixlets!!

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Originally Posted by AZCouture 

BIG coffee drinker here. Favorite Christmas present this year? A bag of Kona Coffee from Hawaii in the mailbox every other month. If that's not what is brewing, it's Dunkin Donuts. I have to buy about 6 giant bags a month from Sam's Club. It's my vice.

I LOVE Dunkin' Donuts, that is what we get, we switch between the regular and French Vanilla. DH drinks it black, but I use cream and sugar. I think it is what is making me fat, since I eat healthyish, and get a little exercise, here and there... ! I drink 2-5 cups a day, good and STRONG! We buy a giant bag a week. 

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Originally Posted by GixxerChick 

Sixlets!!  White 10mm pearl Sixlets!!

What is this in regards to? lol 

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Originally Posted by SoDivine 


Thank you.

Fondant is not an American custom. So I can appreciate if it is alien to many along with the taste. It is a European and particularly a British custom as we really don't do buttercream cakes. It's a rarity if someone specifically asks for a cake in buttercream. We don't have discussions about whether it should be eaten - it gets eaten as part of the cake. And our cakes are good quality scratch cakes (in the main!). It is not because our cakes "don't taste good". There are of course people that don't like to eat it and as with any other "food" item that is a personal choice. There are people here who can bear buttercream and scrape it all off before eating the cake. I can't think for the life of me who decided that sugarpaste was not meant to be eaten. Considering that sugar craft and sugarpaste are both of British origin and I have never heard that in all my years, and never in all the years I grew up with my mum doing cake, in my opinion it is factually incorrect.

In one of my early morning "humorous" moods that most other people don't find humorous.  I can't help but think there is a joke here somewhere...
In the UK, don't you also eat things that have names like "spotted dick"?

Enough said.

Now, I know "someone" will take offense to that, but its a JOKE people!  So don't get your panties all in a bunch over it.   And before the word "dick" gets booted by the moderator...let me say that I'm obviously NOT referring to the male body part, but rather a "food" item eaten primarily in the UK.

Takes all the fun out of a joke when you have to "explain" yourself so no one gets all offended about it.

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Originally Posted by Annabakescakes 

What is this in regards to? lol 

Oh...I dunno, the original post maybe?  LOL  Something about what to use as pearls...or something like that if I remember right?  lol

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Originally Posted by GixxerChick 

 

In one of my early morning "humorous" moods that most other people don't find humorous.  I can't help but think there is a joke here somewhere...
In the UK, don't you also eat things that have names like "spotted dick"?

Enough said.

Now, I know "someone" will take offense to that, but its a JOKE people!  So don't get your panties all in a bunch over it.   And before the word "dick" gets booted by the moderator...let me say that I'm obviously NOT referring to the male body part, but rather a "food" item eaten primarily in the UK.

 

Takes all the fun out of a joke when you have to "explain" yourself so no one gets all offended about it.

I'm British. Why do you think I left?! 

Us brits are well known for our humour, but if we're on the subject of funny food, don't you guys eat that stuff called Crisco-cream? Now THAT is stuff is not meant to be consumed.
 

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Originally Posted by SugaredSaffron 

Us brits are well known for our humour, but if we're on the subject of funny food, don't you guys eat that stuff called Crisco-cream? Now THAT is stuff is not meant to be consumed.
 

Not this Yank! I'd rather have squid ink ice cream than eat that!