If pollination is successful, the pod should develop after the flower fades. Once the pod ripens and turns brown, break the hard, dry seeds from the pod. Sow them immediately in a sheltered spot in the garden or in a cold frame. Though they’ll germinate the following spring, you’ll have to wait a while to see them bloom; it takes most daffodils five to six years from seed to bloom....
8 egg whites 1 ⅔ cup sugar Pinch salt Piecrust 2 cup cold all-purpose flour 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and chilled in the freezer about 10 minutes 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup ice water (or 1/4 cup ice water and 1/4 cup chilled vodka) 1 teaspoon lemon juice Pie Crust: For more control over the crimping, you can substitute 4 tablespoons of the butter with very cold vegetable shortening....
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¾ cup softened butter ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 cup powdered sugar ½ cup milk 2 teaspoon vanilla 6 cup powdered sugar Milk Cauldron Stirrers ½ cup semisweet chocolate pieces ½ teaspoon shortening 12 pretzel sticks
⅓ cup buttermilk 2 tablespoon light mayonnaise ¼ cup finely chopped shallots 1 tablespoon snipped fresh tarragon ⅛ teaspoon salt Dash black pepper
China Aster Care Must-Knows You’ll get an upright plant with vibrant colors when China aster is planted in rich, consistently moist soil that is well-drained. A cool-season grower, it will not be happy in warm Southern climates during the summer. If it gets too hot, the plant is likely to stop blooming, but it comes back in fall with another cool-season show. If starting indoors, sow seeds 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost date....
1 cup whipping cream 12 ounce semisweet chocolate pieces Chocolate Mascarpone Filling 3 ounce semisweet chocolate pieces ¼ cup whipping cream ½ cup mascarpone cheese or cream cheese, softened ¼ cup butter, softened ½ teaspoon vanilla 4 cup powdered sugar Chocolate Curls 2 ounce good quality white chocolate, chopped 1 ounce good quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1 ounce good quality German chocolate 1 ounce milk chocolate baking pieces *Tip: If desired, you can place cake layers on a wire rack set over a waxed-paper-lined baking sheet to spread with ganache....
1 ½ cup all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup shortening or lard ¼ cup butter, cut up, or shortening or lard ¼ cup ice water
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