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| Sat, 01-15-2005 - 12:14pm |
So what kind of things are we all going to put in our sweeties baskets??? I know a lot of our spouses are on SBD w/ us, so I know I needed some suggestions!!!! I mean there's only so much SF candy you can eat! LOL But a Valentines basket isn't a basket w/out some sort of treats!!!!! Ruby

Ruby, I've never heard of a Valentine's "basket" before.
Here's that link about real dark chocolate.
Maggie,
How do you make the chocolate smooth? Last year my then bf and I tried to make chocolate dipped strawberries and just couldn't get the chocolate to stay on the strawberries smoothly. It's all lumpy, with strawberry seed marks. I remember reading adding cream or I guess you could do FF half and half, do you add that?
Here's the recipe:
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Serves 2
Ingredients
2 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1⁄2 tablespoon fat-free whipping cream
Dash almond extract
8 strawberries
Instructions
Combine the chocolate and the whipping cream in a glass measuring cup or bowl. Microwave at medium power for 1 minute or until the chocolate melts, stirring after 30 seconds. Stir in the almond extract and cool slightly.
Dip each strawberry into the melted chocolate, allowing the excess to drip off. Place on a waxed paper–lined baking sheet. Refrigerate or freeze for approximately 15 minutes until the chocolate is set.
Hi srt,
I never had that trouble.
Susan :)
I know what you mean!