Beginning Gourmet Cooking Techniques | Tuesday, per. 2

[sharp_man]

"We have quite a bit to do today, so I will begin quickly," Hannibal said, "but I hope you won't mind. There is quite a bit to learn if you intend to work with gelatin."

He would pause here for the squeals of delight if needed.

"We will begin with something fairly forgiving, for gelatin - marshmallows."

Did he need to pause again?

"But there are still quite a few techniques to cover in order to make them. Dissolving the gelatin, cooking a candy mixture to a specific temperature, and carefully mixing different substances. Once we've completed all of that, they will have to sit for several hours in order to gel, so you will have to take them with you and cut them later. I will demonstrate that as well."

He went over the recipe carefully, and had several flavors of extract and colors to work with. His were lavender and honey, with a subtle light purple swirl pattern in them. He'd made hot chocolate to go with them.

"Any questions?"

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[sharp_man]

Squishily.

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[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer Smith

Listen to the lecture!

[sharp_man]

Pay close attention, or this could end up a very sticky class for you.

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[somethingwithturquoise]

There might not have been a squeal of delight, but there was definitely a bit of eager wiggling. And maybe a little "ooooh" when marshmallows came into the picture.

Make your food!

[sharp_man]

You have colors and flavors to use, or you can go with basic white vanilla.

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[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer realized just then that marshmallows were definitely an underutilized ingredient in her creations so far, and to be able to make those marshmallows herself? Now that was just kind of cool. She decided she was going to try to make some that were strawberry, and not just because they would hopefully turn out to be pink.

...but mostly because they would hopefully turn out to be pink.

Re: Make your food!

[sharp_man]

"Enjoying yourself?" Hannibal asked with a grin.

Talk to Hannibal

[sharp_man]

He's here. And not squishy, even though he's indulging his students' preferences.

Talk to the TA

[sharp_man]

Once she pings in.

Re: Talk to the TA

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer would feel pretty put out if she managed to miss a gelatin-specific class. She was definitely there, perhaps cackling slightly with glee.

Sometimes, it really didn't take much to make her day...

OOC!

[sharp_man]

One of the recipes I read said that it's so messy, you'll end up with cornstarch all over your kitten. I'm still trying to decide if that's a typo or a nightmare in the making.