a sad day

[alenxa_classic]

I have discovered something I cannot yet cook: caramel. I managed not to get crystals at the edge of the pan, not to let the sugar burn, and not to get molten sugar all over my pastry-brush-wielding hand (thank you, oven mitt). However, in my reluctance to create a volcano of boiling cream in the vicinity of my other, non-mitted hand, I waited too long to dilute the caramel and ended up with a glob of nice golden sugar goo, some watery creamy light brown stuff, and a fossilized ring around the edge of the pan. Trying to stir it splattered roughly half the liquid onto the floor, especially unnerving as I was wearing sandals. I imagine the pan is going to need to soak for the majority of tomorrow to dissolve what's essentially a saucepan-sized lollipop. Fortunately for my reputation at work--the eventual destination of any caramel sauce resulting from this experiment--the other recipe I located proved much more user-friendly (thank heaven for my tendency to stockpile brown sugar). And it passed the kelson test.

Current score: caramel 1, alenxa 1.

Comments

[maldis.livejournal.com]

I'm not listening! Lalalalalalalalalalalalala!

[alenxa.livejournal.com]

Crapulation. Ice cream social is over and I can't take the caramel home. Yuppie Mom kept bugging me to heat it up so she could get her sundae and run back to her desk, then swooped in before it was heated through and started glopping it on. It was pure chance that I saw the Snickers pieces on top.......just as the spoon bounced off one and straight back into the bowl.

Must....restrain.....Fist of Death......