tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post311091202269007055..comments2024-03-20T03:53:55.113-04:00Comments on Yankee-Belle Cafe: Have a Ball!Missy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-55591877610318985502012-12-04T22:52:41.654-05:002012-12-04T22:52:41.654-05:00waaayy too much work for me! I'd dip and eat d...waaayy too much work for me! I'd dip and eat dip and eat..IF I got that far! and wow I didn't realize those thingies that look like these were chestnuts! how embarrassing! my grandma used to keep a big tray of nuts and these were always in the mix though no one ever ate them! I always thought they were decoration!<br />Ruthy I finished your book last night - great except for the 'dog incident' :-( reeeallly getting nervous 'bout you!<br />where is everyone?!<br />SusannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-28866841949268982752012-12-04T17:26:27.317-05:002012-12-04T17:26:27.317-05:00That is histerical, Virginia. And I can't beli...That is histerical, Virginia. And I can't believe you've never heard of these. This would be a fantastic project for your crew. They'd have a ball, pun intended!Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-3980888061237257002012-12-04T13:21:03.490-05:002012-12-04T13:21:03.490-05:00Kav, our doctor told us that if we avoided nuts fo...Kav, our doctor told us that if we avoided nuts for the first three years, then the kids were less likely to have an allergy, since it's caused by exposure.<br /><br /> So, no pb for me during pregnancy, and no nuts before three. <br /><br /> It's worked for us so far, but then we don't really have any allergies.<br /><br /> We also had friends who avoided nuts because of an allergy, but after the kids grew up, they didn't have the problems they did before.<br /><br /> Maybe it's a case of starting to early and eating too much?Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-73813472898253397452012-12-04T13:17:46.157-05:002012-12-04T13:17:46.157-05:00WHAT??? I have NEVER HEARD of these!! How is that ...WHAT??? I have NEVER HEARD of these!! How is that possible??<br /><br /> And my sister is quite the candy maker. Every Christmas we give her a list of our favorites and we get a personalizd platter. <br /><br /> One year I tried to make truffles and she told me about the wax. She did saw paraffin.<br /><br /> I heard PECTIN.<br /><br /> What a mess.<br /><br /> Not smooth and glossy. I just kept adding more and more pectin and it was more and more lumpy...<br /><br /> Finally I called her and she laughed so hard I couldn't understand what she was saying.<br /><br /> Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-59147240241194070712012-12-04T12:42:00.572-05:002012-12-04T12:42:00.572-05:00Kav, I know, the paraffin thing is weird. It helps...Kav, I know, the paraffin thing is weird. It helps it harden a little more and adds a sheen. I think if you use just chocolate it would be dull, which is why some folk opt for the shortening. When I used the shortening, though, the chocolate melted in my fingers. Guess it's a trade off.<br /><br />As for the nuts, my kids have friends with nut allergies. Some worse than others, though I've not heard of them banning them at the school. On the contrary, at the elementary school, if a kid forgot his lunch or lunch money, they'd make him/her a peanut butter sandwich. <br /><br />Luckily, no one in my family is allergic to nuts. Good thing, or we'd all be allergic to each other :-P You'd fit right in, Kav!Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-58378802697068112082012-12-04T12:36:28.317-05:002012-12-04T12:36:28.317-05:00Jan, as a little girl in Michigan I remember peopl...Jan, as a little girl in Michigan I remember people calling them chestnuts. There was a chestnut tree near the school and us kids always played with them, so it clicked when someone called them chestnuts. Like you said, they looked just like the real thing.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-70192897235028024522012-12-04T12:04:32.487-05:002012-12-04T12:04:32.487-05:00The nut allergy thing isn't localized - we'...The nut allergy thing isn't localized - we've run into it everywhere we've lived.<br /><br />But I don't think it's as widespread as we're led to believe. My opinion is that because the people who are allergic to nuts have such severe problems with them, it's easier for a school or anywhere else with large numbers of people to say "no nuts". Also, a child might not remember to avoid things with nuts, where an adult has learned what to avoid and when to ask.<br /><br />But in our families or in small groups? Nuts abound. They're too healthy to leave out.Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-44629712595657631942012-12-04T11:53:14.007-05:002012-12-04T11:53:14.007-05:00Intriguing and simple -- but paraffin wax? Really?...Intriguing and simple -- but paraffin wax? Really? That seems so wrong! Is it to keep the chocolate hardened? What would happen if you just used plain ol' chocolate like when you make a truffle? And I'm assuming powdered sugar is what we call icing sugar up here. <br /><br />And just a curious schoolmarm question -- not that I'm a schoolmarm, I'm a librarian but we are nut free in my schools (I know, and they still let me in!!!! What's up with that?) We have so many kids with life threatening allergies that the schools have banned nuts of any kind (except moi). I see all of you cooking with nuts all the time and am wondering if this nut allergy phenomenon is localized and if so that makes me wonder why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-62289794586048044872012-12-04T11:17:52.113-05:002012-12-04T11:17:52.113-05:00Mmmm, I love these, but I've never known how t...Mmmm, I love these, but I've never known how to make them. Thanks, Mindy!<br /><br />I've never heard them called chestnuts before, though - is that a Texas thing? I've heard buckeyes and peanut butter balls, though. We call them buckeyes. They look just like the real nut.<br /><br />Have fun at your cookie exchange!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.com