Creative Cooking With a Focus on Pudding - Thursday Period 3

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The ceiling was covered in pancakes.

Wonka was at the back of the home ec room, cast iron skillet in hand, clad in a tiny-fonted "Give the cook a respectable arm's length of personal space, thank you," apron. A lovely golden pancake sizzled within the skillet, browned to perfection. One mittoned hand gave the skillet a gentle shake. Then, a flick of the wrist, and Wonka jutted the pancake into the air. It hit the ceiling with a satisfying "smack!"

"Today, dear children, we cook. Breakfasts are versatile, especially those dishes which can function as pastries. Today, you'll be making one of three delightful breakfast foods, and through the addition of sweet ingredients, turning them into desserts. We've spent the past two weeks developing your palettes, so it's time to bring out the canvases.

If you don't feel up to anything fancy yet, you may want to start adding chocolate chips or blueberries to a modest stack of pancakes. Wafflemakers? Fruited toppings are traditional, but far from mandatory. The brave few who choose to attempt crepes should be equally brave with their fillings. If you can wrap it, it can go in there!"

Wonka checked his watch. His eyes bulged for a moment, and he grabbed his skillet, scrambling atop Dante's desk.

"Do watch where you put your notebook, one's liable to slip on it."

He stretched out one gangly arm, and a pancake fell from the ceiling, landing squarely into the skillet. A happy little face of chocolate candies grinned back at the room.

He looked to the rest of the class.

"Don't just sit there, mouths agape. You've your directions! Get hopping!"

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Roll call, and homework. How was it this week?

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante

[good_for_six]

Isabela

[boneyard_girl]

Ada Miller

[sprinklesgoboom]

Pinkie Pie

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Kuzco

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Questions during the lecture?

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There are waffle machines for waffles, skillets for pancakes, or crepes, if your student is feeling up the the challenge. Watch where you stand; it is raining pancakes.

[boneyard_girl]

Waffles? Waffles. Ada added chocolate chips and rainbow sprinkles to her batter, and once she had a nice big, fluffy, happy waffle, she topped it with neapolitan ice cream, strawberries, and more sprinkles.

Sugar was the primary food group of a carnie.

[sprinklesgoboom]

"That looks beautiful!" Pinkie cooed. "I especially like the colors!"

[boneyard_girl]

"Thanks," Ada said, considering if she should add whipped cream or not. "I thought about usin' mint chip, 'cause that's always tasty, but it don't go so good with fruit."

[sprinklesgoboom]

"Depends on the fruit," Pinkie said thoughtfully. "I definitely wouldn't do mint and orange, but mint and strawberries could be nice!"

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Wonka will be going about the classroom catching pancakes, forming a progressively larger stack. If he misses a pancake and it hits you, that's obviously not his fault. You really should be more cognizant of where you're standing. Cooking is filled with these little challenges.

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OOC: What? This isn't gross. Look, if anyone knows how to keep a ceiling washed and sterilized, it's Mr. Willy Wonka. Also, has anyone else ever made crepes with beer before? I didn't know people actually drank Guinness until I was all grown up. Perfect timing, really.