ISO: ISO cheezz! I made the Maximum Chocolate Cookies again (see update-post # 9039), and used the full

[meryl]

amount of chocolate chips. What a difference! I just had to redeem myself. I must have temporarily lost myself somewhere in the maze of chocolate. Well.... luckily, I'm back now in full chocolate form. And oh, Auntie Em ... there's no place like home.

 

[cheezz]

I don't know... I thought I had balanced out the time and space for you, but now we may need

even MORE chocolate to counterbalance your full-chocolate cookies! heehee

 

[angak]

you could throw a cog in the wheel and add some white chocolate. No?

 

[cheezz]

White chocolate (to me) is another form of plastic smileys/smile.gif My motto is "DARK chocolate or zip".. heehee

 

[meryl]

I have to agree - it reminds me of sweetened wax.

 

[meryl]

(not that I've ever tasted sweetened wax or anything.... smileys/smile.gif

 

[cynupstateny]

Didn't you ever chew on the giant red wax lips when you were a kid, Meryl?

 

[meryl]

Oh yeah! I forgot about those!!!

 

[cheezz]

YEAH! I actually used to like those smileys/smile.gif

 

[angak]

i'm not fond of white "choc" either. every year I have to make white peppermint bark---requested

item by many. But, I myself do not like it. I find it cloyingly sweet. I do like to add a few white choc chips to dark chocolate brownies or as a drizzle for fun.

 

[shaun-in-to]

There IS high-quality white chocolate, though most is crap. Look for

product made with cocoa butter instead of the prevailing vegetable fats. That would be on par with what high-end chocolate shops are selling. Good stuff comes from Switzerland, Belgium, and Italy.

Also, a lot of what people buy is plain OLD. Because white chocolate (like milk chocolate, but unlike dark chocolate) contains milk solids, it won't last forever. I've heard mention of a shelf-life of six to nine months max.

 

[cheezz]

Good point. Maybe I'll try some good (read $$) stuff before I give up on it.