No such luck. Creme horns were right next to that empty space. So I got
those for nostalgic reasons. Yep - I remember these from 20 years ago:
Even after they came back to room temp they had that same stale pasty
texture and waxy-feeling filling. Deja-vu.
Then I put the last half in the microwave for 6-8 seconds and presto! Now
here's a cream horn worth buying more often. Nuking a cream horn for 11
seconds (@ 800 watts) just until the fatty filling barely starts to melt
is the absolute only way to eat a cream horn (it can still be messy). I
know this because I experimented with all four of them that night. This
was after eating 2 lobsters for dinner.
This morning I went to use the microwave for the first time since that
fateful Wednesday night and I remembered that 20 seconds was way too long
for Cream Horn #2 - it literally exploded out both ends onto the sides of
the microwave. And I didn't feel like cleaning it up at the time. And
that deceptively creamy filling turns into a rock after microwaving and
sitting for 5 days.
-sw
You're starting to sound like Andy.
Oh no, he's a long way from there. Maybe the first sign
of symptoms, but nowhere close to full-blown Andyism.
There's still hope, if it can be caught early.
I feel sorry for you guys.
You can't measure up, can ya?
Andy
Tip for microwave cleaning to get dried stuff off:
Nuke a coffee cup full of water for 3 to 5 minutes so it's boiling well
for a bit. This "steams" off anything dried and crusted on the microwave
walls and ceiling so most of it just wipes off.
I have to use this trick on the break room microwave at work all the
time as I work with a bunch of slobs.
I and dad both keep the microwave at home immaculate and NEVER let stuff
dry on!
As for good pastries Steve, hit the bakery at South Central Market...
The Cream Puffs are to die for and so are the Nutella filled cupcakes!
I eat very few sweets so will splurge for the "good stuff" when I do
indulge. ;-d
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> Tip for microwave cleaning to get dried stuff off:
>
> Nuke a coffee cup full of water for 3 to 5 minutes so it's boiling well
> for a bit. This "steams" off anything dried and crusted on the microwave
> walls and ceiling so most of it just wipes off.
What a fine idea! I don't normally blow things up in the microwave, but
I did last week. I decided to finally try nuking an egg in a ramekin per
inspiration from this group. I should know the wattage, but the
microwave is about twenty five years old, and I misplaced all the
paperwork, and frankly, I don't care. I cracked the egg into the ramekin
and nuked it uncovered for a minute on high. About a fifth of the egg
blew out at around 55 seconds, but what was left was acceptable. The
inside of the microwave was not.
Fortunately, I cleaned it with a damp cloth right then. Protein makes
dandy glue, doesn't it? At any rate, I've adjusted and my eggs are
approaching over easy and fit perfectly on an English muffin.
But I'd knocked back a few (KBAF), and really would have liked to wait
until morning before cleaning the microwave while watching what was left
of the egg chill out.
leo
> In article <ompomelet-1A3D2...@news-wc.giganews.com>,
> Omelet <ompo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Tip for microwave cleaning to get dried stuff off:
> >
> > Nuke a coffee cup full of water for 3 to 5 minutes so it's boiling well
> > for a bit. This "steams" off anything dried and crusted on the microwave
> > walls and ceiling so most of it just wipes off.
>
> What a fine idea!
It works great. :-)
> I don't normally blow things up in the microwave, but
> I did last week. I decided to finally try nuking an egg in a ramekin per
> inspiration from this group. I should know the wattage, but the
> microwave is about twenty five years old, and I misplaced all the
> paperwork, and frankly, I don't care. I cracked the egg into the ramekin
> and nuked it uncovered for a minute on high. About a fifth of the egg
> blew out at around 55 seconds, but what was left was acceptable. The
> inside of the microwave was not.
Oops.
> Fortunately, I cleaned it with a damp cloth right then. Protein makes
> dandy glue, doesn't it?
<lol> It does indeed!
>At any rate, I've adjusted and my eggs are
> approaching over easy and fit perfectly on an English muffin.
> But I'd knocked back a few (KBAF), and really would have liked to wait
> until morning before cleaning the microwave while watching what was left
> of the egg chill out.
>
> leo
;-)
Andy, the whole world is against you. And do you know why?
It's because you're named "Andy". We hate people named Andy.
My best friend in grade school was named Andrew. No one *ever* called him
"Andy".
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If Andrew means "manly" is Andy a diminutive of manly?
--
Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.
Domine, dirige nos.
Let the games begin!
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>
>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>> Andy wrote:
>>
>>>I feel sorry for you guys.
>>>
>>>You can't measure up, can ya?
>>>
>>>Andy
>>
>>
>> Andy, the whole world is against you. And do you know why?
>> It's because you're named "Andy". We hate people named Andy.
>
>
> If Andrew means "manly" is Andy a diminutive of manly?
HA!!!
That makes three pathetics!!!
Andy
you *have* set the bar for inanity pretty high, andy. maybe we should
start calling it 'inandyty.'
blake
what, they're not fags yet? are they on some kind of double-secret
probation?
blake
Very witty, hot stuff.
cybercat,
You're not at all feminine. OR funny.
Plonked again.
Andy
piercing the egg yolk helps prevent an explosion :o)
So does using an 8" nonstick pan on the stovetop.
--Bryan
I think you mean piercing the air cell, which is at
the blunt end of the egg. Just tapping that end on
a hard surface to crack the shell is sufficient.
No, I think he means what he said. If you're cooking an egg in a ramekin or
custard cup in the microwave, it's already out of the shell. The yolk must be
pierced to prevent it from exploding. There is enough of, for want of a
better word, a membrane enclosing the yolk for pressure to build up.
I obviously composed my previous post poorly. This is an egg cracked and
poured into a pre-greased ramekin before microwaving. MG may easily have
a point. At any rate, I'll give the suggestion a shot.
leo
i can't help it if the fish keep jumping into the barrel.
your pal,
blake
oh noes!!! plonked *again*!!!!
your pal,
cyber
Dodo birds were supposed to have become extinct in the 17th century,
however, I have my doubts.
I dated a black woman once just to give my dad a schock. She was in on
the joke so it was funny for she and i, the look on my dads face when we
discussed marriage and family in front of him:)
Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. wrote:
>
>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>
>>> I feel sorry for you guys.
>>>
>>> You can't measure up, can ya?
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>>
>>
>> Andy, the whole world is against you. And do you know why?
>> It's because you're named "Andy". We hate people named Andy.
>
>
>
> If Andrew means "manly" is Andy a diminutive of manly?
>
I always regretted not being named Randolph.
Of course the Duke of York, don't have that problem.
"Randy Andy" and all that....
I was so pleased to see the Simpsons do Ayn Rands "The Fountain Head"
Lisa as Roark was so much better than her version of the Sex Pistols and
Sid Viscius's bird:)
I mean, .... "Joseph" .... "he shall give." And just using the first
syllable Jo, or Io or Yo, is just self or I. Joe.
Add that to a few undersized shoes and .....