Creative Cooking with a Focus on Pudding - Thursday 3rd Period

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The smell would hit you before you entered the room. The savory, almost woody lull of the nut family. Nuts filled the shelves, stacked precariously high, crammed into cupboards. Wonka was seated at his desk today, several types of nut and cracker at his desk.

There were nutcrackers, too.

"Last week, you may have noticed that the disparity between topping and bread made each taste better. This week marks your first formal foray into a discussion of texture! It's dreadfully boring to have any sort of food be the same consistency all the way through. Nuts do of course bring a warmth to the flavor of a sweet, but they are also used to vary texture.

This week, you will be making simple chocolates. You will include at least one nut of your choice, shelled and chopped, diced or ground as you see fit. Other ingredients may be added as inspiration strikes."

Wonka passed out a very plain recipe for melting and moulding small chocolates. His disdain for its plainness shone through in each line.

He looked to the window, where a scurry of squirrels was grouped, tiny paws and faces squashed expectantly against the glass.

"And under no circumstances should you feed the reporters. They know perfectly well that I do not appreciate being accosted on my way to class. They will receive treats after they have demonstrated patience by waiting until the end of the class."