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[sandlanders]

I am waiting now for the two batches of chocolate to thicken in the fridge. I will start whipping some heavy cream in about half an hour. If all goes as planned, three more pies will be on the completed list in about an hour. That will make five down and three to go.

Plus the mashed potatoes…

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Has anyone ever worked out a flow chart for preparing the entire TG meal? Cause even though I’ve done this for years, it’s a challenge to get it all on the table at the appointed time

[Lacknothing]

Making candied oranges and reupholstering chairs. With my granddaughter. Life is good.

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[Chatauqua560]

My chocolate is beginning it’s first 15 minutes. It was steaming after the 10 minutes so I hope that is the look I need.

[Chatauqua560]

Pat did I send you the recipe for the 5 layer chocolate pie? I wonder if the chocolate and whipped cream in that would be about the same thing.

[hack1of2]

sandlanders wrote:

Hmmmmm… Quotes don’t seem to be quoting.

Can I quote you on that?

[sandlanders]

Trekkin and Birdin wrote:

Has anyone ever worked out a flow chart for preparing the entire TG meal? Cause even though I’ve done this for years, it’s a challenge to get it all on the table at the appointed time

For the last few years we had Thanksgiving at my aunt and uncle’s big house, there was a sign-up sheet with all of the tasks outlined. You had to sign up to do something… set the table, clear the table, get the drink orders (milk, water, pop, cider, etc.), get the drinks on the table, wash the dishes, wash the pots and pans, dry those, keep the fire going in the fireplace, keep the veggie and cheese trays stocked… all sorts of things, but the do-ahead stuff was pretty much set beforehand.

Now we have a list of who makes which pies, and who makes/brings which part of the dinner. I try to wait to arrive until my cousin and his wife get there because then she will do the gravy and I won’t have to! I think we are having 23 in attendance tomorrow.

[todsam]

This is making me hungry!!

[Chatauqua560]

Oh Oh! Pat, after 30 minutes my chocolate isn’t getting very think. Should it be getting to the consistency of pudding? Have you ever tried reheating it?

[sandlanders]

Does it separate when you stir it? You may not see noticeable thickening until the 45-minute mark… or later. After an hour of cooling in the fridge, it will be like thick pudding. You should stir it well when you take it out to make it smoother. With the whipped cream whipped and the chocolate set, blend them together well with a rubber spatula to get one flecked color.

I don’t think I ever reheated a batch that didn’t thicken, but I did let it set longer, and a couple of times I just had to make the chocolate totally over (Don’t waste your whipped cream on a watery batch of chocolate.)

[Chatauqua560]

The top is thickish but then when I stir, it gets all thin again. Definitely doesn’t look like pudding so far.

[sandlanders]

There should be the thicker chocolate part and the more watery milky part. After stirring and sitting another 15 minutes, try stirring again.

Here’s a piece of the finished pie:

[sandlanders]

It won’t be smooth like pudding, but it should be gloppy. If that happens, you should be OK. Just stir it to blend it and make it smoother before folding it into the whipped cream.

[hack1of2]

Pat that pie looks really really good!

[Chatauqua560]

Getting thicker … still warmish.

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