GINGERBREAD
WHEN I MAKE HOUSES, I ALWAYS MAKE THEM COMPLETELY EDIBLE
DOUGH AND BAKING
The most important thing in making a sturdy gingerbread
house is the dough you use. If you plan on making the house to be eaten,
you must also have a recipe that tastes good.
This is the basic recipe i use. This recipe works well
for both houses and cookies. It is sturdy, but stays soft when wrapped
as an individual item.
MELT THE FOLLOWING ON LOW –
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup molasses
1 cup granulated sugar
IN A SMALL BOWL, MIX TOGETHER
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon (you can substitute 3 teaspoons
ginger and 1 teaspoon nutmeg for the cinnamon)
1 cup at a time
ADD
4 ½ to 5 cups of flour.
I usually double the recipe, but find it too difficult to make more than that at one time. Roll out the dough and cut your shapes. Bake the cookies in a pre-heated oven at 375 for 10 – 12 minutes.
I bake my cookies on the air sheets with only a small amount of flour on the pan. The cookie sheets can be placed in the refrigeration to cool the dough before baking, but in my oven, i don’t notice a difference in how the cookies spread either way.
Although I don’t freeze my dough, It can be made ahead of time and be frozen for a couple of weeks or months.
HINTS:
Place the cookie sheet on a damp kitchen towel – it will
keep the sheet from sliding around.
A pizza cutter works well for cutting dough.
If the dough spreads too much, re-cut the piece while
it is still hot.
When re-cutting the side of a piece, cut from each end
into the center. This will keep the piece from
Tearing on the ends.
Trim the smaller pieces first, they cool the fastest.
If your house will have a light inside, make sure you
cut a small hole for the cord. I purchase lights at the ceramic store.
They only cost a couple dollars.
You can also use candles inside the house. Just make
sure you leave a hole in the back so the candle can be lit and blown out.
By using either a light or candle in the house, the gingerbread
is heated and the aroma on gingerbread will fill the house every time it
is lit.
HOUSE PATTERNS
There are a lot of great books with patterns.
Suggestions: gingerbread for all seasons – Teresa Layman,
gingerbread things to make and bake – Teresa Layman and Barbara Morgenroth,
the gingerbread book - Allen d. Bragdon. You can also use birdhouse and
dollhouse patterns; or create your own.
I cut my patterns from either poster board covered with clear contact, heavy cardboard, or core board. There are also some molds for gingerbread by companies like pampered chef.
I roll my dough right out onto the cookie sheet and use a pizza cutter to trace the pattern.
Gingerbread can also be baked over a glass bowl to make an edible gingerbread bowl. Pieces can also be baked over the edge of a soup can to create a curved balcony wall.
ASSEMBLING HOUSES
House can be “glued” together with royal icing or chocolate,
depending on the look of the house, chocolate or brown royal will have
a more subtle look than white icing.
I usually let my houses pieces sit a few hours so i don’t have to worry about sagging walls or roofs. I let larger pieces set overnight.
If you are in humid weather or making a rather large house, you may want to add supports to your walls. You can use styrofoam, but i prefer attaching craft sticks (ice cream sticks) to the back of my walls for support. Or you can even attach pieces of cardboard to the wall for support.
Make sure you have some jars or cans around to help brace the house when it is setting up.
For my smaller houses, i make a gingerbread base. For larger houses, you can use plywood, cardboard, etc.
Make sure your pieces fit together well. If not, use a serrated knife to trim any bumps on the side of the cookie. Or, you can heat the cookie just slightly in the microwave and the pizza cutter will easily trim the edges.
Assemble the four walls of your house. Make sure you use
a generous amount of icing on all walls. Start with the front of the house
to make sure the placement on your board is correct.
Next, add one wall at a time. Finish with the back of
the house.
Now, it’s time to decorate the inside. I usually put a Christmas tree made from an ice cream cone and royal icing in the window with 2 gingerbread men “decorating” it. Also, I'll put a gingerbread man in an open door. This is a good way to block a light on the inside from being seen through the window or door.
Remember to put the electric cord on the board before putting on the back wall if the house will have a light.
When the walls are fairly well set, attach the roof.
HINT: if you put enough icing/chocolate on the pieces when assembling, the pieces will pretty much stay together and you won’t need the supports. Don’t try to rush this process. if you do, your house may collapse.
DECORATING THE HOUSES
There are many ways to decorate a house. Gumdrops, peppermint
sticks and M&M's are very popular. To create something really out of
the ordinary, use items such as sliced almonds (will look like stone siding)
and pretzel rods (will look like a log cabin).
Suggestion: Roofs – Wheat Chex Cereal, Shredded Wheat
Cereal, Keebler Rainbow Wafers, Neccos
Suggestion: shutters – pieces of gum
Suggestion: tootsie roll uses – soften in a microwave
to shape easily. Put on a pretzel stick to make a mailbox. Makes a great
tree stump. Makes great bricks and walkways.
Suggestion: stained glass windows – crush any candy like
a jolly rancher or lollipop. The crushed candy can be placed in the window
cut-out when the dough is rolled and baked. Make sure you put enough candy
in the cut-out. Also, bake the piece on foil so the candy won’t stick to
the cookie sheet. The crushed candy can also be baked on foil and then
attached to the inside of the window during assembly. If you put piles
of 3 or 4 colors next to each other to melt, you will get a very
NICE EFFECT.
Suggestion: pretzel sticks make
great fences, or can be used on the house walls to create a tudor effect.
SUGGESTION: those little chubby
pretzels work great for a pile of logs in the yard.
SUGGESTION: different flavors
of bubble yum, or any type of block gum make great steps and bricks suggestion:
fondant can be used to make a great snowman for the front yard. then you
can use pretzel sticks for arms.
SUGGESTION: candy canes work
great for pillars, lamp posts (leave the curve on the cane and put a yellow
gum drop on the end) suggestions: if you’re making ornament and want to
keep the whole think edible, strings of licorice work great instead of
ribbon.
SUGGESTION: coconut can be used
for snow.
SUGGESTION: wafer cookies make
great doors
NOTE: Where I Live, I Have A
Problem With The Starlight Mints (The Red And White Round Mints)
Sweating And Sliding Down The Side Of The House Even After The House Has
Sit For A Week.
NOTE: if you are selling your
houses, be careful when using gum. A lot of parents don’t like gum on the
houses they are giving to their children.
STORING THE HOUSE
You can spray your gingerbread
house with clear acrylic. This will give the house a great shine. Especially
if you use M&Ms.
Store the house in a plastic bag that has air holes. This prevents mold. Or, put the house in a box with air holes. This keeps animals and pests away from the house.
NOTE: If There Is A Chance A Child Or Animal Could Get To The House, I Wouldn’t Spray It With Acrylic For Safety Sake.
< LisaOh > what do you mean buy logging?
< traciann > Trisha---very mysterious.
my question would be: Who exactly are the "wedding cake people on
the web" !!! WEIRD!!
< traciep > yeah, thanks dolores.
i just love to see my name in lights.
[ Dolores7 ] Copying files to our computer
= log
< ShirleyR > LisaOh the chat is
logging
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< traciep > you can keep a written file
of the chat
[ Dolores7 ] If you right-click you'll see
how to log
< KathyMBNC > hi mimi
< margo_ > Hi mimi
[ Dolores7 ] Hi Mimi
< mimi > hi everyone
< LisaOh > okay..if it has the checkmark....what
do I do with it once the chat is over?
< MindyMo > hi Mimi and Dolores
< traciann > it will be filed automatically
lisa
< traciep > lisa, are you talking about
gingerbread?
[ Dolores7 ] You go to your CHATS folder
and it will be there...ends in .log
< traciann > mine is usually right in
my pirch file somewhere.
< ShirleyR > LisaOh ..you can read it
later
< LisaOh > yes
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< MindyMo > hi Helen
< KathyMBNC > hi helen
[ Dolores7 ] Hello Helen oh
< mimi > hi Helen
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< helen_oh > how do you print so fast???????
< LisaOh > ok, thanks
< ShirleyR > hi helen
< traciann > lisa...you're in ohio too???
what part??
[ Dolores7 ] Hi Carol Ann
< margo_ > hi Helenoh
< LisaOh > Hi Helen
< traciep > i sell about 200 houses in
nov. and december
< KathyMBNC > hi carolann
< MindyMo > Hi Carol Ann
< ShirleyR > hi Carol
< traciep > lisa, you live near me don't
you?
< KathyMBNC > thats a lot of houses
< TrishaCA > Traciann
It's odd isn't it.....short and cold almost leading in contain huh?
Maybe I'm just paranoid, you think?
< LisaOh > yes, very near to Dolores
< margo_ > Welcome carolAnn
< traciep > i think us Ohio people are
the majority again.
< CarolAnnTX > Hi Gang, I finally madeit!
< helen_oh > hi everyone!!!!
[ Dolores7 ] right on!
< LisaOh > really Traciep? WOW
for how much each?
< traciann > Another lucky one that gets
to be close to Dolores!!! I'm jealous! Toledo is just TOO far away!!!
[ Dolores7 ] LOL...I don't think Lisa has
ever been to my shop???
< traciep > small start at $10, medium
about $30, large can go to $100
< LisaOh > you know..I have never visited
her shop either....I will do that very soon...I promise
[ Dolores7 ] Be sure and say hi Lisa
< LisaOh > so you make all differnt ones?
< LisaOh > I will Dolores
[ Dolores7 ] Yes...Toledo is 4 1/2 hours
I think.
< traciep > yeah, dolores is always hiding
in the back. LOL
< KathyMBNC > if i lived near dolores
i would be there every week, i love cake shops
< traciann > does anyone sell gingerbread
kits....for people who want to assemble themselves??? what do you
include and for how much??
[ Dolores7 ] Yes Traciann...we offer several
kits
< traciep > yep. every one is a
little different. it's like a production line.
< MindyMo > that's what I sold the most
of last year traciann
< traciep > i sell the kits.
< traciann > not just a cake shop....a
cakesupply WAREHOUSE!! from what i hear!!
[ Dolores7 ] Some people buy 50 kits at a
time
< LisaOh > me too, but there is a shop
closer to me and I go there for the odds and ends. Although, She
doesnt always have what I need. I need to vit
[ Dolores7 ] I think I agree LOL
< LisaOh > visit Dolores for the molds
< tiG1 > be sure and tell us how you advertise
to sell that many traci
< traciep > both assembled and unassembled.
with a bag of icing and some candy.
[ Dolores7 ] Lisa...browse my web site first.
Maybe you'll see something that isn't out.
< traciep > where do you go Lisa?
< LisaOh > are these difficult to make?
< traciann > i wonder if i could squeeze
gingerbread houses into my business...along with the cookies. i can't
imagine fitting anything else in at christmas time!
[ Dolores7 ] Production line...that is how
I use to handle GB houses
< LisaOh > Marie's Party Cake and Supply
< mimi > I was thinking the same thing
< traciep > dolores has the best supply
of stuff around
[ Dolores7 ] sure you could Tracie
< MindyMo > now do you package the house
kits that are unassembled
< margo_ > traciep, how small is
your little one?
< LisaOh > I am trying to get into our
Christmas Festival and I would love to add those houses to my table
< traciep > houses are really easy to
make. you do a production line
[ Dolores7 ] Mindy...they come in giant boxes
and we wrap in bubble wrap etc - to ship
< traciep > let me measue.
< margo_ > Around here I can't get anyone
interested in them, I tried last year.
< mimi > How far in advance can you start
making them?
< traciep > basicallly about 4 x 4 x 4
< LisaOh > do you make them by yourself
or have help
[ Dolores7 ] Even teen boys like GB houses...I
did
a demo once in a mall and 16 yr old boys were watching the construction
< traciep > what festival lisa?
< traciep > i have people that come look
for me every year. for those and the ice cream cones.
[ Dolores7 ] Mimi...I have one that is 3
yrs old...just don't let them get dusty.
< margo_ > are yours made from scratch?
< LisaOh > I think it is just called the
Christmas Festival in Lebanon
< mimi > wow!
< VickyLJ > ice cream cones?
< traciep > i make them by myself.
i start about a month in advance
[ Dolores7 ] AND...use thin consistency royal
icing if you want them to last longer!!!!
[ Dolores7 ] I'm sure Tracie's are from scratch?
< traciep > these are the cones
http://www.cincinnaticakes.com/gallery/image0.htm
< TrishaCA > why will they last longer
with thin consistency royal?
< traciep > everything is made from scratch
and i don't freeze anything. it's all made fresh
[ Dolores7 ] it acts like GOOD glue LOL
< VickyLJ > those are cute traciep
< traciep > i sold 300 of those last year.
i kept running out.
< LisaOh > wow....
< traciep > Are we ready to start?
< margo_ > WOW, I don't have that kind
of room.
< TrishaCA > 300...WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
< LisaOh > now where are you in cincy
Traciep
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< mimi > hi Karyn
< traciep > OK, I HAD ABOUT 1000 THINGS
TO SAY. I HOPE I COVER EVERYTHING. IF NOT, LET ME KNOW.
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[ Dolores7 ] Hi Karyn...we're talking about
GB houses this evening
< LisaOh > is that cake inside the cones?
< traciann > I'm ready!!
[ Dolores7 ] Hi Sandy...the subject is GB
houses
< KARYN718 > HI
< traciep > GINGERBREAD
< traciep > WHEN I MAKE HOUSES, I ALWAYS
MAKE THEM COMPLETELY EDIBLE
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< traciep > I'm in Milford
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< traciep > DOUGH AND BAKING
< MindyMo > hi Sandy
< traciep > THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN
MAKING A STURDY GINGERBREAD HOUSE IS THE DOUGH YOU USE. IF YOU PLAN
ON MAKING THE HOUSE TO BE EATEN, YOU MUST ALSO HAVE A RECIPE THAT TASTES
GOOD
[ Dolores7 ] Hmmm...I use to live in Newtown!,,,we
were detined to meet
< traciep > THIS IS THE BASIC RECIPE I
USE. THIS RECIPE WORKS WELL FOR BOTH HOUSES AND COOKIES. IT
IS STURDY, BUT STAYS SOFT WHEN WRAPPED AS AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM.
< traciep > MELT THE FOLLOWING ON LOW
-
< traciep > 1 CUP VEGETABLE SHORTENING,
1 CUP MOLASSES, 1 CUP GRANULATED SUGAR
< LisaOh > not far then....do you have
your own shop or is it out of your home?
< traciep > IN A SMALL BOWL, MIX
TOGETHER 1 TEASPOON BAKING SODA, 1 TEASPOON SALT, 1 TABLESPOON GROUND CINNAMON
(YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE 3 TEASPOONS GINGER AND 1 TEASPOON NUTMEG FOR THE CINNAMON).
ADD TO THE MELTED MIXTURE.
[ Dolores7 ] Do you use dark or light molasses
Tracie?
< VickyLJ > Hi Sandy
< traciep > 1 CUP AT A TIME, ADD 4 ½
TO 5 CUPS OF FLOUR.
< traciep > I USUALLY DOUBLE THE RECIPE,
BUT FIND IT TOO DIFFICULT TO MAKE MORE THAN THAT AT ONE TIME.
ROLL OUT THE DOUGH AND CUT YOUR SHAPES. BAKE THE COOKIES IN
A PRE-HEATED OVEN AT 375 FOR 10 - 12 MINUTES.
< SandyKS > this isn't sandy---she's baking
now
< traciep > Dolores, you know me by sight.
That's scarry.
[ Dolores7 ] ok 'Sandy ;-)
< traciep > I work out of my house.
[ Dolores7 ] why scary???
< traciep > I BAKE MY COOKIES ON THE AIR
SHEETS WITH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLOUR ON THE PAN. THE COOKIE
SHEETS CAN BE PLACED IN THE REFRIGERATION TO COOL THE DOUGH BEFORE BAKING,
BUT IN MY OVEN, I DON'T NOTICE A DIFFERENCE IN HOW THE COOKIES SPREAD EITHER
WAY.
< traciann > TRACIEP--How thick/thin do
you roll your dough
< tiG1 > what kind of oven?
< traciep > ALTHOUGH I DON'T FREEZE MY
DOUGH, IT CAN BE MADE AHEAD OF TIME AND BE FROZEN FOR A COUPLE
OF WEEKS OR MONTHS
< MindyMo > do you have a convection oven
traciep
[ Dolores7 ] I bake mine on large sheets
of heavy duty foil, using a cake cardboard to transfer then remove it.
Bake & use the c.board to get them out of the oven
< traciep > usually dark molasses.
grandma's brand is the best. it has a sweeter flavor and isn't as
bitter as some of the others.
< traciep > use light if you want to make
something with 2 different colors, like a checker board.
< VickyLJ > is there a difference between
light and dark molasses
< MindyMo > the only kind of molasses
they have around here is brier rabbit
[ Dolores7 ] That is what my daughter prefers
to use too...Grandma's
< traciep > HINTS: PLACE THE COOKIE
SHEET ON A DAMP KITCHEN TOWEL - IT WILL KEEP THE SHEET FROM SLIDING AROUND.
< traciep > A PIZZA CUTTER WORKS WELL
FOR CUTTING DOUGH.
< traciep > IF THE DOUGH SPREADS TOO MUCH,
RECUT THE PIECE WHILE IT IS STILL HOT.
< CarolAnnTX > Traciep, I might be seeing
ghosts, cause all I see is blank cones.
< traciep > WHEN RECUTTING THE SIDE OF
A PIECE, CUT FROM EACH END INTO THE CENTER. THIS WILL KEEP THE PIECE
FROM TEARING ON THE ENDS.
< traciep > TRIM THE SMALLER PIECES FIRST,
THEY COOL THE FASTEST.
[ Dolores7 ] Mindy...look in large stores
< traciep > i roll the dough about 1/8
of an inch.
< traciep > i have a NEW GE spectra convection.
this is the first time i've used it for the gingerbread. i could
do 3 sheets at a time perfectly
< TrishaCA > brb
< helen_oh > dolores are you loggingthis?
< MindyMo > wow, that's lucky traciep
< traciep > try again carol. they
should be there.
[ Dolores7 ] Yes...logging
< tiG1 > sorry, I'm looking to buy an
oven, do you do your cakes in it?
< traciep > IF YOUR HOUSE WILL HAVE A
LIGHT INSIDE, MAKE SURE YOU CUT A SMALL HOLE FOR THE CORD. I PURCHASE
LIGHTS AT THE CERAMIC STORE. THEY ONLY COST A COUPLE DOLLARS.
< traciep > YOU CAN ALSO USE CANDLES INSIDE
THE HOUSE. JUST MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A HOLE IN THE BACK SO THE CANDLE
CAN BE LIT AND BLOWN OUT.
< traciep > BY USING EITHER A LIGHT OR
CANDLE IN THE HOUSE, THE GINGERBREAD IS HEATED AND THE AROMA ON GINGERBREAD
WILL FILL THE HOUSE EVERY TIME IT IS LIT.
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[ Dolores7 ] TiG1...check the ICES newsletter.
I have the DELUXE in there...so does Earlene, and we super love that one
< KathyMBNC > hi renees
< traciep > i'm really impressed with
this new oven.
< tiG1 > thanks Dolores
< ReneeS > Hi everyone
[ Dolores7 ] Hi Renee...subject is Gingerbread
houses by TracieP
< traciep > yep, i can do 3 big cakes
at a time and they all brown and rise fine.
< LisaOh > so the candle or the light
bulb will not catch it on fire?
< traciep > HOUSE PATTERNS
< traciep > THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT BOOKS
WITH PATTERNS.
< traciep > SUGGESTIONS: GINGERBREAD
FOR ALL SEASONS - TERESA LAYMAN, GINGERBREAD THINGS TO MAKE AND BAKE
- TERESA LAYMAN AND BARBARA MORGENROTH, THE GINGERBREAD BOOK - ALLEN D.
BRAGDON.
[ Dolores7 ] Just enough air distributes
in these newer ovens to circulate, not too much air blowing
< traciann > Is the house sort of translucent
with a light inside????
< ShirleyR > hi ReneeS
< ReneeS > hi ShirleyR
< traciep > YOU CAN ALSO USE BIRDHOUSE
AND DOLLHOUSE PATTERNS; OR CREATE YOUR OWN.
< traciep > no, it will only warm the
house.
< MindyMo > it's really pretty when you've
used the crushed candy for the windows with the light inside
< traciep > just make sure you use a short
candle in the house. you don't want to burn a hole in it.
[ Dolores7 ] We carry the lights needed...its
one bulb on a chord
< LisaOh > how long does it take you to
make a house?
< traciep > no, not translucent.
leave open windows and i prop the door open for light to come through.
< tiG1 > how much Dolores, do you know
right off hand?
< tiG1 > I can check
< CarolAnnTX > I found them real cute.
< traciann > oooh....mindy!! i'm picturing
it!!
[ Dolores7 ] Windows...I just drop one yellow
lifesaver in each...or I make yellow hard tack
< traciep > I CUT MY PATTERNS FROM EITHER
POSTER BOARD COVERED WITH CLEAR CONTACT, HEAVY CARDBOARD, OR CORE BOARD.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME MOLDS FOR GINGERBREAD BY COMPANIES LIKE PAMPERED CHEF.
< KARYN718 > You can probably use the
battery powered lights, i used them for wreaths
[ Dolores7 ] haven't the slightest idea of
$'s
< tiG1 > before cooking, right?
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< MindyMo > for the crushed candy tig?
< traciep > I ROLL MY DOUGH RIGHT OUT
ONTO THE COOKIE SHEET AND USE A PIZZA CUTTER TO TRACE THE PATTERN.
BUT DETERMINE WHAT METHOD WORKS BEST FOR YOU.
< tiG1 > yes
[ Dolores7 ] Hi Sweet....subject is Gingerbread
houses...welcome
< traciep > thanks carolann
< MindyMo > when it's about half way baked
tig
[ Dolores7 ] yes TiG
< tiG1 > thanks MM
< ShirleyR > hi Sweetdudette
< TrishaCA > back
< MindyMo > cool name Sweetdudette
[ Dolores7 ] I put the candy in before I
start baking. It doesn't burn
< traciep > smaller houses are a production
line, so i have no estimate. decorating a bigger house takes me about
20 minutes.
< CarolAnnTX > The gangs all here!!WOW!!
< tiG1 > wow, 20 minutes!
[ Dolores7 ] In fact, I forgot once and put
it back in the oven to melt the candy windows
< traciann > trish...are you still not
on ICQ?
< traciep > GINGERBREAD CAN ALSO BE BAKED
OVER A GLASS BOWL TO MAKE AN EDIBLE GINGERBREAD BOWL. PIECES CAN
ALSO BE BAKED OVER THE EDGE OF A SOUP CAN TO CREATE A CURVED BALCONY WALL.
< TrishaCA > 20 minutes, thats all?????
< MindyMo > really, I'd heard you
shouldn't do that cause it'd burn. I'll have to try it before
< VickyLJ > Dolores, do you post these
chats on your websight?
[ Dolores7 ] Trish...you don't brown GB for
houses
< LisaOh > to make them look like stained
glass windows Dolored?
[ Dolores7 ] Vicky...I haven't had time...maybe
someday
< Sweetdudette > Sorry, none of the names
I put in would go thru... I'm Laura H. I've never been on a chat before,
let me figure this out!
< KathyMBNC > i like the idea of a gingerbread
bowl
< traciep > i've had a lot of practice.
i can decorate a house with my eyes shut. LOL
[ Dolores7 ] yes Lisa
< TrishaCA > 20 minutes to decorate?
< traciep > ASSEMBLING HOUSES
< LisaOh > cool!
< traciep > HOUSE CAN BE "GLUED" TOGETHER
WITH ROYAL ICING OR CHOCOLATEDEPENDING ON THE LOOK OF THE HOUSE, CHOCOLATE
OR BROWN ROYAL WILL HAVE A MORE SUBTLE LOOK THAN WHITE ICING.
< tiG1 > never thought of that!
< VickyLJ > ok, just wondering.
< traciep > you can weave the dough too
for the bowl to get a great effect
[ Dolores7 ] hmmm...I like the chocolate
idea for glue
< MindyMo > I used the brown royal on
some of mine last year. I liked it better
< VickyLJ > first time in here was wondering
on some of the other subjects also
< traciep > I USUALLY LET MY HOUSES PIECES
SIT A FEW HOURS SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SAGGING WALLS OR ROOFS.
I LET LARGER PIECES SET OVERNIGHT.
< ShirleyR > VickyLJ you can log
the chat
< LisaOh > hmm feeling overwhelmed already..hahaha
< Sweetdudette > How's this for an idea?
Lay gingerbread over a clay pot and bake to make a flower pot? Do you think
that could work?
[ Dolores7 ] Hi Laura...and this IS fun!
Welcome!
< helen_oh > how long have you done this
traci?
< traciep > IF YOU ARE IN HUMID WEATHER
OR MAKING A RATHER LARGE HOUSE, YOU MAY WANT TO ADD SUPPORTS TO YOUR WALLS.
YOU CAN USE STYROFOAM, BUT I PREFER ATTACHING CRAFT STICKS (ICE CREAM STICKS)
TO THE BACK OF MY WALLS FOR SUPPORT. OR YOU CAN EVEN ATTACH PIECES
OF CARDBOARD TO THE WALL FOR SUPPORT
< CarolAnnTX > Yea, I like that idea of
chocolate icing glue too have to try that,Thanks
< traciep > gingerbread? it seems
like forever? why?
[ Dolores7 ] I bet it will Laura
< VickyLJ > wow a flower pot sounds like
a neat idea
< traciep > depending on the weather,
chocolate can set faster than royal too.
[ Dolores7 ] I found Gingerbread exceptionally
easy and fun. Once you do just one house you completely understand it all.
< Sweetdudette > I was thinking a flower
pot and making some sort of gingerbread flowers...
< Sweetdudette > Thanks!
< VickyLJ > I am trying it it so I hope
it works
< mimi > Do you use choc.chips for the
chocoalte glue?
< helen_oh > wondered how long it takes
to get good
< MindyMo > you could make cookie blossoms
for the flowers Sweetdudette
< margo_ > I tried the logging part, messed
up there I'll have to try again later
< traciep > i'm looking for a mailbox
i can put in the oven to make a gingerbread mailbox. i want to fill
it will smaller cookies.
< VickyLJ > Just have to find it later
afterwards
[ Dolores7 ] Margo...or anyone...email me
and I'll send it to you
< traciep > helen, i'm sure you can do
this without any problem. :-)
< LisaOh > cool idea Tracie
< traciep > MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME JARS
OR CANS AROUND TO HELP BRACE THE HOUSE WHEN IT IS SETTING UP.
[ Dolores7 ] great idea Tracie
< traciep > FOR MY SMALLER HOUSES, I MAKE
A GINGERBREAD BASE. FOR LARGER HOUSES, YOU CAN USE PLYWOOD, CARDBOARD,
ETC.
< margo_ > Dolores, e-mail now or later?
< LisaOh > yes, me please Dolores.
I am afraid I wont get this logged right
< traciep > MAKE SURE YOUR PIECES FIT
TOGETHER WELL. IF NOT, USE A SERATED KNIFE TO TRIM ANY BUMPS ON THE
SIDE OF THE COOKIE. OR, YOU CAN HEAT THE COOKIE JUST SLIGHTLY IN
THE MICROWAVE AND THE PIZZA CUTTER WILL EASILY TRIM THE EDGES.
[ Dolores7 ] anytime...I won't read email
until early morning
< traciep > ASSEMBLE THE FOUR WALLS OF
YOUR HOUSE. MAKE SURE YOU USE A GENEROUS AMOUNT OF ICING ON
ALL WALLS. START WITH THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE TO MAKE SURE THE PLACEMENT
ON YOUR BOARD IS CORRECT. NEXT, ADD ONE WALL AT A TIME. FINISH
WITH THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
< VickyLJ > Never tried it but sure looks
like fun to try
< traciep > i use whatever chocolate is
on sale. LOL
< ShirleyR > anyone who needs the chat..
I can send it to you but i need your email address
< LisaOh > How do I get your email Dolores?
< MindyMo > I used a rasp on some of mine
last year to sand the edges down
[ Dolores7 ] yes...just anyone email me if
you need the log...if I don't get kicked off before the fun is over LOL
< traciep > i have this all in a WORD
file. i'll post it later.
< margo_ > ok, good now I CAN JUST READ
FAST ENOUGH :)
[ Dolores7 ] my email add: proicer@one.net
< traciep > NOW IT'S TIME TO DECORATE
THE INSIDE. I USUALLY PUT A CHRISTMAS TREE MADE FROM AN ICE
CREAM CONE AND ROYAL ICING IN THE WINDOW WITH 2 GINGERBREAD MEN "DECORATING"
IT. ALSO, I'LL PUT A GINGERBREAD MAN IN AN OPEN DOOR. THIS
IS A GOOD WAY TO BLOCK A LIGHT ON THE INSIDE FROM BEING SEEN THROUGH THE
WINDOW OR DOOR.
< tiG1 > how big is this house?
[ Dolores7 ] I love decorating the inside
too!
< traciep > this will make a big difference
in the overall appearance of the house
< traciep > kids love when they look inside
and see things
[ Dolores7 ] I bet!
< VickyLJ > I sure hope I logged this
right.
< traciep > also, if you don't cut windos,
fill the house with candy, cookies, etc. before putting on the lid
< margo_ > ShirleyR my addy
jmcorley@concentric.net
< traciep > that way they get another
surprise after they eat the house
< mimi > great idea!
< helen_oh > What about putting sticks
inthe doughbefore baking?
< MindyMo > for support Helen?
< ShirleyR > okay margo_ got it..
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[ Dolores7 ] to stand the figure up Helen?
< traciep > never done that helen.
haven't ever needed that much support
[ Dolores7 ] Hi Kampy...
< MindyMo > hi Marie
< VickyLJ > thx Shirley, if mine doesn't
work
< KampyCake > Hello!
< ShirleyR > hi marie
< traciep > plus, i want a kid to be able
to walk up and just tear the piece they want off and not have to worry
about something being non-edible
[ Dolores7 ] Helen...they'll stay put in
the icing once you prop a little while
< CarolAnnTX > Hi Kampy
< traciep > what is a rasp?
< KampyCake > Nice crowd here tonight
< margo_ > I made a gb house out of rice
krispie treats once, roof sagged
[ Dolores7 ] yes...we LOVE GB houses ;-)
< MindyMo > like a file, they use it on
wood. I might not have spelled it right
< traciep > the start at about 4 x 4 x
4. the largest i've made sat about 3 foot tall.
< KampyCake > I thought that was a hasp
< KampyCake > oh well
< tiG1 > you put a tree in the small one?
< LisaOh > once they are made, how long
are they edible for?
< Sweetdudette > 3 feet tall!
< MindyMo > LOL,, whatever. ;-)
< traciep > it was used at a wedding for
the cards and money. i put a big slit in the roof. better than
a wishing well and gave off a great aroma
[ Dolores7 ] How much Tracie (?) for the
big one?
< traciep > REMEMBER TO PUT THE ELECTRIC
CORD ON THE BOARD BEFORE PUTTING ON THE BACK WALL IF THE HOUSE WILL HAVE
A LIGHT.
< traciep > WHEN THE WALLS ARE FAIRLY
WELL SET, ATTACH THE ROOF.
< helen_oh > what support?
< KampyCake > thank you traciep
< traciep > HINT: IF YOU PUT ENOUGH
ICING/CHOCOLATE ON THE PIECES WHEN ASSEMBLING, THE PIECES WILL PRETTY MUCH
STAY TOGETHER AND YOU WON'T NEED THE SUPPORTS.
< traciep > DON'T TRY TO RUSH THIS PROCESS.
IF YOU DO, YOUR HOUSE MAY COLLAPSE.
< ShirleyR > VickyLJ ..it should work
just fine...are you in here thru pirch?
[ Dolores7 ] Lisa...for until they collapse.
I cover mine when I don't have company to keep dust off
< LisaOh > lol
< traciep > patience is very important
in the assembly stage. DO NOT RUSH THIS. DO NOT RUSH THIS.
DO NOT RUSH THIS.
< LisaOh > I just wasnt sure if they would
get stale sitting out
< traciep > get the message?
LOL
< KampyCake > LOL Dolores
[ Dolores7 ] Once I made a very tall house
and I put the Wilton white tubes for sep posts in the corners
< KARYN718 > my friend had a winter wedding
and each centerpiece was a gingerbread house
< KampyCake > ok, do not rush this
[ Dolores7 ] Lisa...this GB is perfectly
dry and crispy
< traciep > NOW I'M MOVING ON TO DECORATING.
DON'T EVERY LIMIT YOURSELF.
< LisaOh > okay
< traciep > PEOPLE WITH THINK THE HOUSE
IS INCREDIBLE NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK.
< helen_oh > i had no trouble with choc
houses using choc
[ Dolores7 ] for a wedding...great - warm
idea
< traciep > no, i don't decorate the inside
of the small ones.
< traciep > they stay fresh for months
if they are wrapped in plastic. gingerbread will pick up moisture
like you wouldn't believe.
< MarissaT > traciep, do you have pictures
of your gb houses?
< traciep > $250
< VickyLJ > no IRC
< traciep > DECORATING THE HOUSES
< traciep > THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO DECORATE
A HOUSE. GUMDROPS, PEPPERMINT STICKS AND M&M'S ARE VERY POPULAR.
TO CREATE SOMETHING REALLY OUT OF THE ORDINARY, USE ITEMS SUCH AS SLICED
ALMONDS (WILL LOOK LIKE STONE SIDING) AND PRETZEL RODS (WILL LOOK
LIKE A LOG CABIN).
[ Dolores7 ] wow...I only got $100.00 for
my big one ;-(
< LisaOh > and how much did it cost to
make it???
< KampyCake > Is anyone logging this?
< traciep > even if it sits out, once
it's put in plastic, it softens up. at least here in cincinnati with
our weather it does.
< traciep > good idea dolores.
[ Dolores7 ] VERY little Lisa! The candy
will cost the most
< mimi > oh I bet the almond one is good
< KampyCake > I've got gingerbread pieces
from last year in the freezer
< LisaOh > well I am ready to make one....hehehe
[ Dolores7 ] Mine never soften up. I suppose
thats the recipe used. Mine stay crispy
< Sweetdudette > Wow, these are some good
ideas. My husband took the crying baby, now I can get into this, LOL!
< ShirleyR > ok VickyLJ ..then I think
you rightclick and it will say enabled...click on that
< traciep > SUGGESTION: ROOFS -
WHEAT CHEX CEREAL, SHREDDED WHEAT CEREAL, KEEBLER RAINBOW WAFERS, NECCOS
[ Dolores7 ] poor baby LOL
< KampyCake > at the DOS I bought a gingerbread
house cutter set from Carolyn Wanke
< helen_oh > the one nettie and i made
lasted till july
[ Dolores7 ] I use Necco for stones too
< traciep > ok, i LOVE Keebler for the
new rainbow wafers. they are the coolest roof every for agingerbread
house
[ Dolores7 ] Oh - Necco has a web site...houses
last yr...maybe www.necco.com, not sure
< traciep > it was a december wedding.
all the candy and decoration were done in red. it was great.
[ Dolores7 ] sounds just great Tracie
< traciep > http://cincinnaticakes.com/christmas.html
< Sweetdudette > I bet that was cute!
And I bet all the guests loved that idea.
< traciep > there aare some pictures there,
but they are not the best
[ Dolores7 ] whose web site is that Tracie,
yours?
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< VickyLJ > They are pretty nice what
I saw of them
< traciep > i don't know if i could ever
get anyone to accept that price again.
< traciep > maybe $40
[ Dolores7 ] Hi Ejulia...we are making Gingerbread
houses tonight
< traciep > SUGGESTION: SHUTTERS - PIECES
OF GUM
< traciep > SUGGESTION: TOOTSIE
ROLL USES - SOFTEN IN A MICROWAVE TO SHAPE EASILY. PUT ON A PRETZEL
STICK TO MAKE A MAILBOX. MAKES A GREAT TREE STUMP. MAKES GREAT
BRICKS AND WALKWAYS
< margo_ > Hi & Welcome Ejulia
[ Dolores7 ] At our shop people like $25.00
houses
< Ejulia > Hi Thanks!
< traciep > VERY NICE EFFECT.
< VickyLJ > Can you make your own candy
with the different molds for these gb hoouse
< traciep > that's why i like the recipe
i use. plus, i usually break one at the craft shows for people to
taste. they love it.
[ Dolores7 ] So we hold down the cost to
make it lucrative...not too much candy that makes it over expensive etc.
< mimi > Is that a kit Dolores or a finished
house?
< Sweetdudette > Dolores, do you use the
same recipe on your website under gingerbread houses?
< VickyLJ > Ok I have a check mark by
enabled
[ Dolores7 ] Vicky...I always make yellow
hard tack for my windows
< VickyLJ > so that means it is logging
right?
< traciep > it is really important to
find a recipe you are comfortable with. i tried 6
< KampyCake > Vickie, where did you find
the enable?
< VickyLJ > brb
< traciep > my recipe is from a book called
Gingerbread Houses, by Crista Currie.
[ Dolores7 ] Laura...I have 2. The dark one
is softer, It is with Joyce's houses...her recipe. Mine is on another page
< traciep > SUGGESTION: PRETZEL STICKS
MAKE GREAT FENCES, OR CAN BE USED ON THE HOUSE WALLS TO CREATE A TUDOR
EFFECT.
< traciep > SUGGESTION: THOSE LITTLE CHUBBY
PRETZELS WORK GREAT FOR A PILE OF LOGS IN THE YARD.
< traciep > SUGGESTION: DIFFERENT FLAVORS
OF BUBBLE YUM, OR ANY TYPE OF BLOCK GUM MAKE GREAT STEPS AND BRICKS
< MindyMo > right click Marie, and then
hit the logging button and hit enabled
< margo_ > What is brb?
[ Dolores7 ] I would use DARK mollasses in
mine - for taste instead of the light Karo
< MarissaT > brb=be right back
< traciep > it's an easy recipe.
i hated the ones you had to boil stuff and add ten thousand things.
this recipe is a great one.
< traciep > i also like it works for both
cookies and houses.
< traciep > what website?
< helen_oh > I used square candies for
fence for my choc house
< SusanM > To make a pretty "Victorian"
railing, make a pattern similar to making a lace point pattern and trace
over the template onto waxed paper with royal icing. It looks lovely
for that style of house.
< traciep > SUGGESTION: FONDANT
CAN BE USED TO MAKE A GREAT SNOWMAN FOR THE FRONT YARD. THEN YOU
CAN USE PRETZEL STICKS FOR ARMS.
< traciep > SUGGESTION: CANDY CANES WORK
GREAT FOR PILLARS, LAMP POSTS (LEAVE THE CURVE ON THE CANE AND PUT A YELLOW
GUM DROP ON THE END)
[ Dolores7 ] website Tracie?
< margo_ > Thanks, I'm still trying to
log
[ Dolores7 ] Margo...you won't see the log
til you exit.
< VickyLJ > what is the difference between
fondant and marzipan?
< traciep > my website is ww.cincinnaticakes.com
I'm still designing it. i was really bad about taking pictures.
need to take more
< VickyLJ > did I say that right
[ Dolores7 ] Marzipan is a candy....there
is fondant for icing then fondant candy I cook for candy centers
< traciep > the $10 houses are perfect
for the craft shows. that's a great price for secret Santa gifts
for people at work. (Great selling point!!!)
< margo_ > I can't find where I'm supposed
to right click on.
[ Dolores7 ] oh thanks Traie
< ShirleyR > VickyLJ ..yes it is logging..then
to read it...go to your Virc folder..it will be there listed there as cakedecoraters.log
< VickyLJ > yellow hard tack?
< traciep > .
< KampyCake > margo, just click anywhere
on the screen
< traciep > SUGGESTIONS: IF YOU'RE
MAKING ORNAMENT AND WANT TO KEEP THE WHOLE THINK EDIBLE, STRINGS OF LICORICE
WORK GREAT INSTEAD OF RIBBON.
< traciep > SUGGESTION: COCONUT
CAN BE USED FOR SNOW.
< Sweetdudette > Marzipan is made out
of almonds, fondant is basically a sugar product, of course other stuff
is added.
< traciep > SUGGESTION: WAFER COOKIES
MAKE GREAT DOORS
[ Dolores7 ] I always make a few churches
too. I ice them all white
< ShirleyR > margo_ you are using
pirch right?
< VickyLJ > when I right clicked I went
to logging and clicked on enable
< margo_ > when I right click what am
I looking for { I'm on pirch}
< traciep > brb = be right back
< VickyLJ > Dolores I am still new to
this and trying to learn all I can
< traciep > NOTE: WHERE I LIVE,
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STARLIGHT MINTS (THE RED AND WHITE ROUND MINTS)
SWEATING AND SLIDING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE EVEN AFTER THE HOUSE HAS
SIT FOR A WEEK.
< ShirleyR > ok margo_ ..you dont rightclick
[ Dolores7 ] Vicky...yellow hard candy...I
have recipes on my candies page
< traciep > NOTE: IF YOU ARE SELLING YOUR
HOUSES, BE CAREFUL WHEN USING GUM. A LOT OF PARENTS DON'T LIKE GUM
ON THE HOUSES THEY ARE GIVING TO THEIR CHILDREN.
[ Dolores7 ] fine Vicky...we're here to help
you ;-)
< Sweetdudette > Thanks a lot Dolores,
your website is WONDERFUL!!! So much info on everything!
< traciep > STORING THE HOUSE
< traciep > YOU CAN SPRAY YOUR GINGERBREAD
HOUSE WITH CLEAR ACRYLIC. THIS WILL GIVE THE HOUSE A GREAT SHINE.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU USE M&Ms
[ Dolores7 ] When I make a house for us I
use candy I know they like
< traciep > NOTE: IF THERE IS A CHANCE
A CHILD OR ANIMAL COULD GET TO THE HOUSE, I WOULDN'T SPRAY IT WITH ACRYLIC
FOR SAFETY SAKE.
< traciann > So do you just avoid those
mints altogether then Tracie??
< ShirleyR > margo_ you go up to
channel at the top of this screen..then click on log channel to file
< KampyCake > where is the Virc folder?
< LisaOh > so if I make these to sell...I
can start about a month before I sell them and they will still be fine
as long as they are wrapped in plastic?
< traciep > oh my goodness, i just noticed
how many people were in here. LOL
< traciep > STORE THE HOUSE IN A PLASTIC
BAG THAT HAS AIR HOLES. THIS PREVENTS MOLD. OR, PUT THE
HOUSE IN A BOX WITH AIR HOLES. THIS KEEPS ANIMALS AND PESTS AWAY
FROM THE HOUSE.
[ Dolores7 ] Kampy...probably either in My
Documents or Program Files
< MindyMo > LOL, told you Traciep.
;-)
[ Dolores7 ] Yes Tracie...we all LOVE GB
houses
< margo_ > Thanks ShirleyR, I did that
now. Where will i find it after I leave?
< helen_oh > 22 ppeople in here tonight
< VickyLJ > now marzipan you mold into
differnet things right?
< traciep > OK, THAT'S EVERYTHING I HAVE.
IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS ON SOMETHING I MISSED OR MESSED UP, SHOOT!
< KampyCake > I found a Virc script publishing
wizard.
[ Dolores7 ] margo...will be in your Pirch
folder probably
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[ Dolores7 ] Vicky yes
< VickyLJ > thx Shirley, I wouldn't have
know where to look afterwards
< ShirleyR > margo_ okay..it should
be in your pirch folder
< Sweetdudette > Sure, marzipan can be
molded, it just might get a little expensive, scratch-fondant seems to
be a lot more cost-effective.
< KARYN718 > tracie can you give me your
royal icing recipe
< mimi > Thanks Traciep for the great
ideas!
< VickyLJ > oh you can do that with fondant
[ Dolores7 ] Vicky I have marzipan - a Thanksgiving
cake - made fruit for it...on my web site from http://w3.one.net/~proicer/index.html
< traciep > lanterns are great.
make them like luminaries with candles inside. use small cutters
to make lots of patterns on the sides
< KampyCake > I came in late - are there
gingerbread recipes?
< margo_ > pirch folder??:%
[ Dolores7 ] Thank you SO much Tracie...thats
a lot of sharing!
< MindyMo > I made one lantern last year
traciep. It was the first thing I sold at the show. ;-)
< SandyKS > Kampy, Trina is saving this
for me, I'll send youwhat I have of the chat later
< VickyLJ > thx I will ahve to look
[ Dolores7 ] Kampy...email me or Shirley
and we'll send the log to you
< LisaOh > yes Tracie, thanks! Lots
of great ideas!
< KampyCake > OK Dolores, thank you
< helen_oh > what about butter balls for
yellow?
< KathyMBNC > Thanks tracie , I enjoyed
the chat
< ShirleyR > margo_ go to
my computer..c drive..pirch folder
< KampyCake > thank you sandy
< VickyLJ > This all sounds so fascinating
to me
< helen_oh > i meant butterscotch
< KathyMBNC > nite all
< margo_ > Thanks Shirley
< traciep > yes, i don't use those mints
at all, they sweat really bad and the color will run.
[ Dolores7 ] My old shop was like a Gingerbread
house. I made a pattern to make it but never did. I lost the pattern until
we moved last winter...had to move twice to find it LOL
< KampyCake > bye kathy
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< margo_ > I really liked this chat about
gb houses
< traciep > yes Lisa
< MindyMo > on your gb kits traciep, do
you do them in all the sizes that you have
[ Dolores7 ] Helen...the butterscoth yellow
candy is real nice
< traciep > what Mindy?
[ Dolores7 ] meee too
< CarolAnnTX > Thanks Traciep , many wonderful
ideas, makes ya want to get into the gb mood!
< KampyCake > Dolores, so your new shop
doesn't look like the picture on your web site?
< ShirleyR > welcome margo_ ...if you
cant find it there..just email me and I'll send it
< VickyLJ > brb
< MindyMo > like the big house, medium
and small. do you have kits of each of the sizes
[ Dolores7 ] no...I need to change that
< KampyCake > I'm all enthusiastic about
gb houses now
< LisaOh > me too!
< tiG1 > how big was the lantern you made?
< traciep > Of course, anyone in Ohio
will be strictly prohibited from selling houses if they infringe on my
area! LOL
< LisaOh > hey now!
< MindyMo > LOL traciep
< LisaOh > :)
< traciann > HEHE!!!!
< margo_ > I'd like to make the lantern's.
Any patterns??
< KampyCake > sic 'em traciep!
[ Dolores7 ] If I was making GB houses to
sell I wouldn't be afraid to start now. I'd bake and pile up sections for
later....good time to make cookie people
< tiG1 > yes, a pattern would be wonderful,
and I'm not in Ohio:)
< KARYN718 > TRACIE CAN YOU POST YOUR
ROYAL ICING RECIPE
< MindyMo > last year I just made up my
own pattern margo
< margo_ > Good I'm ok I'm in IN
< tiG1 > how big, and what did you sell
it for?
[ Dolores7 ] LOL...Tracie...you sure won't
have to fret about me doing many
< traciann > Last I asked, Dolores was
waiting for the snow to melt before she took a pic of her new shop!!!
hmmmm..pretty soon it will be snowing again and I'm still waiting to see
it!!
< KampyCake > Mindy you should have been
an archetect
< LisaOh > so what would I do with the
pieces if I made them now...freeze them?
< helen_oh > tracie we really appreciate
you doing this!
[ Dolores7 ] margo...it is so easy to make
patterns
< tiG1 > now would be the time to get
it perfected, right?
< Sweetdudette > Yes, thank you Tracie!!!
[ Dolores7 ] Just need a door in the front,
a back, sides and a roof
< traciep > i just use the one from wilton.
6 Tbls. meringue, a 2 lb. bag of sugar and water to the correct consistency.
sometimes i add flavor, but not usually
< mimi > Good night everyone, I enjoyed
it Traciep
< Sweetdudette > Do you sell a lot of
GB products at craft shows?
< SusanM > Thanks very much for all the
tips, Traciep
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< MindyMo > I sold the lantern for $20
it was maybe 8 inches tall and about 5 or so inches side to side
[ Dolores7 ] I put Santa going down the chimney
sometimes...piped w/ royal icing
< margo_ > Yeah right & I'm 100 lbs
soaking wet!!!!
< KampyCake > I would add about 3/4 cup
of water (warm water)
< traciep > 200 GB houses, about 100 misc.
cookies.
< VickyLJ > Dolores, I will have to go
look later.
[ Dolores7 ] Yes THANKS TRACIE...WE ARE ALL
SO GRATEFUL TO YOU!
< SusanM > Bye everyone - great chat tonight.
Thanks again, Traciep
< KampyCake > wow traciep!
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< tiG1 > thanks tracie, I waited all week
for this
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< VickyLJ > I don't really know what it
is but I have heard of it
< MarissaT > thanks the tips, tracie!
[ Dolores7 ] cute Shirley
< traciep > i hope this information was
helpful. i just had tons of things i wanted to put down.
< LisaOh > very!
< tiG1 > well, you can post if there's
more:)
< ShirleyR > thanks Dolores7 ..you use
pirch now to dont you?
[ Dolores7 ] you should write a book Tracie
< traciep > no mindy, i only do the small
houses as kits. but someone wants a turkey kit for thanksgiiving.
< LisaOh > just hope it is as easy as
you made it sound!
< KampyCake > Mindy, the brochures look
lots better on the special brochure paper. The sides don't bleed
through to the other side
[ Dolores7 ] No...IRC...haven't had time
to learn Pirch yet but I did install it
< traciep > i tokd you the lanterns would
sell!
< VickyLJ > I have only made a few cakes
and love it, need to get all my stuff organized so I can start making moe
cakes
< MindyMo > I've never seen brochure paper,
where do you buy that
< MarissaT > nite all
< VickyLJ > and learn alot more
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< Sweetdudette > I have a GB book with
a turkey made out of GB. Really cute!
< MindyMo > You were right traciep.
;-)
< margo_ > Traci, you did a great job!!
I can't wait to get started on these, now I'll have more confieance??{sp}
< KampyCake > I got some at Office Max.
Going to try the 25 pound bond and see how it works. The special
paper was expensive
< ShirleyR > Dolores7 well you cant
learn how to use it..if you dont come in under it :)
[ Dolores7 ] We carry lots of GB pattern
books. I like to make a new dif. one each year
< VickyLJ > what part of IN margo?
< traciep > there is a lantern pattern
in the book Gingerbread for all Seasons. if anyone wants it, I'll
scan it in tomorrow. email me at cakelady@one.net and I'll send it
to you.
< CarolAnnTX > Now that I might have a
little more time on my hands I'll get to do some of gb projects and maybe
get some of the church ladies aworking too.
[ Dolores7 ] I know...t-i-m-e is the factor
< KampyCake > Steven Stellingwerf has
a gingerbread book and it's at our library
[ Dolores7 ] oh yes...margo lives close to
me too!
< KARYN718 > tracie, did you explain how
to do the icecream cones
< traciep > i'll take a picture
of her shop next time i'm there and post it!
< margo_ > Indianapolis I
did the gb cookies jar of the the mag last year w/Santa & the holly
all around, sold a few of those
[ Dolores7 ] hee hee
< traciann > thanks traciep!!!!!!!!!!!
< tiG1 > tracie, can you send it to me??????
missytig@charter.net
< traciep > play with your patterns using
just sugar dough or something. it's much cheaper that way.
[ Dolores7 ] 2 hours margo
< tiG1 > I got yours, sorry!@
< KampyCake > I've always used BC gingerbread
mix (Marie ducks)
< traciep > i do that too Dolores.
a figured piped santa in royal
< MindyMo > LOL Marie
< traciep > every little detail helps.
that's why i like to decorate the insides. i've never seen anyone
else do that.
< traciep > bye susan
< KampyCake > I wonder how you could make
curtains - fondant?
[ Dolores7 ] Kampy - is that soft GB? You
need crispy kind for houses instead
[ Dolores7 ] Kampy...great idea!
< Sweetdudette > Huh? How do you do that
Action thing!
< KampyCake > I don't know - it's the
only gb I've ever made and it held up well.
< LisaOh > yes, please explain your icecream
cones
< traciep > you have to be on prich to
do the actions
< ShirleyR > Sweetdudette are you
here under pirch?
[ Dolores7 ] There are 2 types of GB...for
'breads'...cookies too and then the crispy dry kind for GB houses
< traciep > oh yeah, will you sell it
dolores?
< VickyLJ > Thanks traciep for a good
job
< KampyCake > they have two different
instructions on the bc box
< traciep > lisa, just stop by if you're
having problems.
[ Dolores7 ] sell what?
< LisaOh > lol...uh okay! LOL
< traciep > night marissa
< KampyCake > I like to eat the gb at
first, but soon get sick of it
< MindyMo > traciep, I think you're
lagging pretty bad
< VickyLJ > I have had a good time in
here tonight and will definetly be back
< traciep > about what mindy
< traciep > bye vicky
< VickyLJ > bye all
< KampyCake > bye vicky
[ Dolores7 ] Tracie...margo and Lisa...oh
Helenoh too...we need to have a party! We're neighbors
< Sweetdudette > Pirch wasn't that hard
to do, I just followed the instructions step by step, and I'm NOT a computer
person!
< ShirleyR > goodnight VickyLJ
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< LisaOh > that would be fun!
< SandyKS > If your gingerbread houses
are too soft, put them in the dehydrator to crisp them up
< KampyCake > Mindy, do you have pirch
< tiG1 > great idea Sandy!
< SandyKS > I mean the pieces before you
ice them together
[ Dolores7 ] I'm teaching classes every Mon.
& Thurs eve
< MindyMo > no, i have virc
< LisaOh > let's have a GB party
< traciep > that's what i do too Kampy
< ShirleyR > Sweetdudette okay rightclick
in where the names are at..there is a lot of things in there you can click
on
< LisaOh > what kind Dolores?
< margo_ > Dolores, Are you ready for
nest Sat??
< KampyCake > I had a gb party last year
when Kim Fess suggested it in the ICES newsletter. Now, all of them
want to do it again. Want to make a village.
[ Dolores7 ] My GB is ready to use as soon
as it cools...dries good and hard yet is crispy to eat. I found it in an
OLD little book I can't get anymore
< KampyCake > I told them they would
have to bake their own this time
[ Dolores7 ] great idea!!!!
< KampyCake > Everyone brought candy and
we shared - I fixed sandwishes for them
[ Dolores7 ] My students have to bake their
own. That is how they'll learn more
< margo_ > Sorry, "next"
< KampyCake > I made a red velvet cake
and served that for dessert
< traciep > no, do want me to?
< traciep > tiG1 - email me or I wont
remember. :-)
[ Dolores7 ] Gee...we could make GB houses...I
have plenty of tables ;-)
< traciep > Dolores, my recipe isn't crispy.
< tiG1 > I did already:) thanks
< traciann > and they don't sag traciep??
[ Dolores7 ] Kampy...that sounds very energetic
- but rel fun
< traciep > you can still bend it.
but it holds up even on big houses
< KampyCake > It was great!
[ Dolores7 ] isn't it Tracie...isn't it hard
at all?
< Sweetdudette > yes
< traciep > you take a sugar cone and
fill it almost to the top with chocolate.
< MindyMo > your lag time is 4 min 46
seconds traciep
< KampyCake > some others have found out
about it and called to ask if they could come too - I guess I'll have to
set up talbes in the basement to have room for them all.
< MindyMo > I thought you were answering
older questions
[ Dolores7 ] I really like my crispy kind.
It never breaks. I can whiddle out piece if I miss baking one - from another
pc of GB etc
< traciep > for the rounded piece, i use
a Jell-o brand measter egg mold. if you use one half of the egg ,
it makes the perfect "ice cream scoop". you can still order that
on their website.
[ Dolores7 ] Kampy...you do make some money
I hope?
< KampyCake > I have a couple of house
patterns and the little church cutter set, but that's all. Need to
find more patterns for a villiage
< tiG1 > rounded piece of what?
< traciep > nect, attach the top to the
cone with more chocolate. i attach a chewy candy for a cherry and
then decorate with royal and sprinkles to make it look like a cone.
< traciep > does that make sense?
< Sweetdudette > I'm in PA
< helen_oh > i'mready
[ Dolores7 ] We have a kinda big cutter set...not
Wilton - for cutting GB houses fast
< KampyCake > No, it was just for friends,
but I've thought about charging people to come, but that would be more
like work.
< LisaOh > is the chocolate cake batter?
< traciep > i'll bring the wine!
Let me know when.
< KampyCake > LOL!
< KARYN718 > thanks tracie
[ Dolores7 ] PA...where Laura
< KampyCake > I think I'll get some Aste
Spumante for the next gb party
< MindyMo > I have 2 sets of cutters,
found one on ebay and then went to a flea market and found another one
< helen_oh > love pa was born there
< Sweetdudette > 8,1
I'm like tOtAlly
< Sweetdudette > 8,1
..,;;;;,. ......
< Sweetdudette > 8,1
.:((()()())):. B L O N D E !
< Sweetdudette > 8,1
:(()"'"'""'()):.
< Sweetdudette > 8,1
.:()" 7,1< 11,1* 7,1>.< 11,1* 7,1> 8,1"():.
< Sweetdudette > 8,1
:())) 7,1 ._. 8,1((():.
< Sweetdudette > 8,1
(()) 7,1\ 13,1 -=- 7,1 / 8,1(()) 4,1
< Sweetdudette > 8,1
.'(()) 7,1 - 8,1(()
< KampyCake > Wow! Seetdudette,
that's awesome
< Sweetdudette > Oh my gosh! I'm sorry!
[ Dolores7 ] There use to be a clay mold
too...anyone ever use one of those???
< ShirleyR > there you go Sweetdudette
!! You did it!
< traciep > ok.let me sign off and back
on.
[ Dolores7 ] fun Sweet
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< tiG1 > I have a large one of the front
of house, just have to make a pattern of sides and roof. it's really cute
< ShirleyR > 9,1 ShirleyR
11 fumbles for her 0,1~Ò^Ó~ 13,0 and says
1,1ll 1,9 Wow 9,1 that's 9,1
COOL! 9,1 Sweetdudette 9,9ll
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[ Dolores7 ] hee hee
< traciann > 0,0... 1(
7ö 7'" " 7"' 7æ )
< MindyMo > Hi traciep
< traciann > 0,0.. 7 ((
jö æ 1j )) 0,0.
< traciann > 0,0...... 3 »
( - 13È- ) « 0...
< helen_oh > did you get carried away
dudette
< traciann > 7,0 Hey
13 Sweetdudette 7 you are one, bad 13 cat !
< KampyCake > LOL Shirley
< ShirleyR > wb traciep
[ Dolores7 ] guess I need to learn Pirch
< MindyMo > much better traciep.
3 seconds
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< KampyCake > Mindy, how many houses are
you making this year?
< Sweetdudette > I was checking out the
action stuff, and am holding the baby... but I am sort of dirty blonde.
LOL!
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< ShirleyR > Dolores7 you should
go out and come in under pirch..its really easy
< MindyMo > LOL, however many I
end up with Marie. I don't really have a plan
< margo_ > I'm dying out here guys, I
have pirch but don't even know where you two are!!!
[ Dolores7 ] thats okay...I'll have to go
to bed soon anyway...6AM is early
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< MindyMo > I'm going to start making
them pretty quick though
< helen_oh > where in pa/
< MindyMo > are you here traciep
< traciep > yep
< traciep > is that better?
[ Dolores7 ] My daughter makes stables and
sleighs and loves to do unusual shapes
< MindyMo > yes 2 seconds now
< ShirleyR > margo_ rightclick where
our names are..then just click on anything in that menu that is action
< traciep > 1,1 4,4
1,1 5,5 2,2 11,2 Lag-time for
8,2Dolores7 1,1 4,4 1,1 5,5 11,4
11© § 11© 2,4§ 2© §
5,4 5© § 5© § 5© § 7,4
7© § 7© § 7© § 1,1
4,4 1,1 5,5 2,2 8,2 2 Secs
1,1 4,4 1,1 5,5
< Sweetdudette > Between Scranton &
Allentown
< traciep > did you get the ice cream
cone directions?
< MindyMo > yes, they came through
traciep
[ Dolores7 ] I'm going to get kicked off...lag
time
< tiG1 > can you post them tomorrow?????
< helen_oh > I was from pittsburgh
< tiG1 > or send them with the lantern
pattern
< traciep > yep
< LisaOh > Tracie---for the cones....is
it cake batter for the chocolate?
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< MindyMo > no lisa, it's all chocolate
< ShirleyR > wb KARYN718
< traciep > nope, chocolate. that
way they won't go bad and i can take them from show to show if i need to
< margo_ > I'll try that in my own time
so I'm not so far behind everyone else
[ Dolores7 ] I have GB houses on my web site
too...lots of stuff there
< KARYN718 > thanks
< MindyMo > they weigh about 4 oz each
when they're done
< traciep > plus, they weigh a ton and
that's a easy sell when they pick them up
< tiG1 > its' great info Dolores
< LisaOh > what kind of chocolate
< LisaOh > like candy melts?
[ Dolores7 ] thanks TiG
< traciep > Whatever you like to work
with
< tiG1 > what do you get for the cones?
[ Dolores7 ] Lisa...if not candy melts you
need to temper it you know
< traciep > last year $1.75 - cost was
$.59
< tiG1 > great profit!
< tiG1 > would be a great item for a party!
< Sweetdudette > My husband has relatives
not far from Dolores' store... I'm about 1 hr north of Allentown, I work
in Allentown...
< traciep > yep, and easy to make.
another production line thing.
[ Dolores7 ] This was the best chat we've
ever had since we moved off AOL!!!!
< KARYN718 > tracie what do you wrap them
in
< traciep > i have people look for me
every year for those.
< LisaOh > yes, Thanks
< CarolAnnTX > I'm gonna try make some
of those cones for our church festival, those kids will get a big
charge out of them!
[ Dolores7 ] Laura have you been to my store?
< traciep > i seal them in cellophane
bags.
< traciann > I'm so glad we had this little
chat tonight!!!!!!
< traciep > does that mean i get a paycheck
Dolores? LOL
[ Dolores7 ] ME TOO
< tiG1 > I am too!!!!!! Thanks Dolores
and tracie
< CarolAnnTX > Me three
< Sweetdudette > LLLLLOOOOOLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[ Dolores7 ] LOL...whos going to give ME
the money to pay your check LOL
< traciann > doesn't it take a lot of
chocolate though to fill them up??/ seems like it would cost more than
that!
< ShirleyR > - 1,9«« Giggle,
Giggle, Giggle »»
[ Dolores7 ] hee hee
< traciep > soory, dolores, but i buy
Kroger chocolate. it runs $1.99 for 24 oz.
< CarolAnnTX > Ho,Ho
[ Dolores7 ] yuck! Thats Nestles
< traciep > every one could donate a dollar.
for the number of people here tonight that would be good :-)
< tiG1 > chips?
< MindyMo > Traciep, do you have instructions
for putting the houses together that you have for your house kits
[ Dolores7 ] feels like Ho Ho time Carol
< traciep > but you know what, no one
knows the difference.
< KARYN718 > 2.25 for a pound of merckens
in ny
< traciep > no, i usually go oover the
instructions with the person that buys them
< MindyMo > for the people buying them
I mean
< traciann > especially little kids!
< margo_ > Dolores, What's wrong with
Nestles??
[ Dolores7 ] We should all donat our favorite
GB pattern???
[ Dolores7 ] no taste...not anything like
as good as Merckens
< tiG1 > yeah, donate those patterns to
us that are just starting!!! :)
[ Dolores7 ] I would sell Nestles if I dared.
Customer demand Merckens
< KARYN718 > how much do you sell if for
Dolores
< LisaOh > I dont have any patterns, but
I would love to see yours <<<<big grin>>>
< MindyMo > I checked at our kroger and
the chocolate is 2.49
< Sweetdudette > I was thinking of doing
sleighs & filling w/ various cookies to sell.
< traciep > but you'realso talking about
something different than a shop situation. for the craft shows, profit
versus sales, it works the best.
[ Dolores7 ] I don't know...maybe $2.40 per
lb...do you know Helen? I don't know prices at all
< MindyMo > hmm good idea Sweetdudette
< margo_ > I haven't tried Merkens, around
here everyone bads on them. {I was told this when I got into the
business, not to use Merkens}
< traciep > actually biggs has flavorite
for cheaper that Kroger
< LisaOh > I love Merkens
< CarolAnnTX > I have a bunch of the wilton
kits I got from one of the Michael stores, I'll get Ho,HoIng and
put some togethe r this year!
< helen_oh > no you melt it and pour it
in?
[ Dolores7 ] Margo...do a taste test between
the two...I did...you wouldn't like Nestles if you ate Merckens
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< CarolAnnTX > gb
< LisaOh > better than
< LisaOh > Wilton
[ Dolores7 ] Merckens is a little easier
handling too...for cooling/warming again etc
< MindyMo > I've never tried merckens
< ShirleyR > me either mindy
< margo_ > First I have to find some.
Please don't tell me that he 100 lbs of Peters I just brought is no good!!!:(
[ Dolores7 ] Wilton's isn't as bad as it
use to be...and they now have some kind of premium chocolate too
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< traciep > i think with the cones, it's
the novelty too. they've never seen anything like that so it tastes
good no matter what
< MindyMo > Peters? Margo
I've never heard of that brand
[ Dolores7 ] Ambrosia is another brand...it
is pure gritty...nasty stuff
< LisaOh > isnt it hard to eat Tracie?
< LisaOh > the cones, that is?
[ Dolores7 ] I don't remember what Peters
tastes like
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< KARYN718 > i think they sell van leer
by me too
< traciep > nope, i've seen a kid eat
a whole cone in under 2 minutes in front of me. always tell them
to start from the bottom.
< CarolAnnTX > I like the premium better
than what they useally use.
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< margo_ > Peters is "real" chocolate,
you have to temper, Elaine Gonzoles uses it .
[ Dolores7 ] Helen is back...I killed my
lag time I think...by going on Netscape once and back in here
< LisaOh > just seems like the chocolate
would be really thick in some places
[ Dolores7 ] We also sell some Van Leer
< helen_oh > is every one back
< traciep > yeah, but it's usually for
kids. do you think that would stop them?
< LisaOh > lol...no
< traciann > ok....so i'm trying to picture
this...you melt this chocolate and pour it into the cone...seems likeit
woudl take like a whole pound to fill up one cone?????
[ Dolores7 ] I doubt they care Tracie
< LisaOh > just wondering...I would love
to try them
< TrishaCA > thats alot of chocolate
< MindyMo > a finished cone weighs about
4 oz. traciann
< LisaOh > you make your own cones,
right Tracie?
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< CarolAnnTX > For the sugar cones traciep
do you use the choco graham cone too
[ Dolores7 ] Whats the other kind begins
with a 'G'?
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< CarolAnnTX > I bet they'd be great too
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< Debbie_F > wow, what a big group
tonight! Hi everyone
< traciep > i think i got 7 per 24 oz.
of chocolate. i can't remember. i need to check again before
i set the price.
< MindyMo > ghirdelle or something like
that
[ Dolores7 ] not that
< SandySS > my $%&#$ computer froze
up. I don't have the end of the chat now :o(
< traciep > no, the $.99 cheapy cones.
sale cones, big lots, etc.
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[ Dolores7 ] we sell it and it comes in all
flavors - really good
< KARYN718 > ghiardelli
< CarolAnnTX > Oh ok
< traciep > to keep the price down and
the quantity selling, i have to keep cost low.
< MindyMo > hi debbie and icer 2000
< MindyMo > and wb sandy
< traciann > right traciep!
< SandySS > what Mindy?
< MindyMo > welcome back
< SandySS > OK
< traciep > but i'll tell you, people
coome and buy 5 or 6 at a time.
< Sweetdudette > I missed it, what do
you put in the cone after the choc?
< icer2000 > Iam helen --did they change
my name?
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< margo_ > OK let me get this straight,
You purchase "cheaper brand" cones fill with melted chocolate chips, decortate
the top & sell??
< SandySS > Mindy, are you saving this?
< MindyMo > I think so Sandy. I'll
send it to you if I am
[ Dolores7 ] Shirley and I have the entire
log...so far
< MindyMo > yes, you're name got changed
Helen. when you came back in
< ShirleyR > yup :)
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< icer2000 > why?
< traciep > yep, this is what they aare
http://www.cincinnaticakes.com/gallery/image0.htm
< ShirleyR > wb CarolAnnTX
< traciep > margo, i sell hundreds of
them
[ Dolores7 ] Helen...it thinks you are still
on as Helen
< MindyMo > cause you're other name hadn't
left yet and it won't let someone have the same name
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< margo_ > This I have got to try!!
< CarolAnnTX > I hit a wrong button
< LisaOh > is this your own creation Tracie?
Would you mind if I try them at the festival?
< traciep > well, i may have to change
my name next week. we're getting the marriage licence Friday.
< ShirleyR > Congrats traciep!!!!
[ Dolores7 ] I was JUST wondering Tracie!!!!!
Congratulations!!!!
< traciep > "The greatest inspiration
is imitation"
< MindyMo > well congratulations traciep
< Sweetdudette > Congrats!!!
[ Dolores7 ] I didn't want to say anything
if it was a secret ;0
< KARYN718 > congrats
< icer2000 > really whose making the cake?
< margo_ > Congratulations
< tiG1 > those are sooooooo cute!!!!!!
< CarolAnnTX > Wow, CONGRATULATIONS TRACIEP!!!!
< traciep > cake? do i need a cake?
i was thinking doughnut holes. Love those things.
< icer2000 > congratulations
< tiG1 > what's the cake like?
< ShirleyR > lol
< Sweetdudette > Hey, each person could
have their own donut hole!
< traciep > you got it Sweetdudette
< Debbie_F > best wishes traciep
< ShirleyR > - 2hee 3hee 4hee 5
ShirleyR 6hee 7hee 8hee 9 ShirleyR 10hee 11hee 12hee 13 ShirleyR
14hee 15hee 2hee -
< traciep > shirley, are you laughing
at yourself
< ShirleyR > 4,1 ©
0,0.. 0,4 heeheehee traciep 0,0.. 4,1
©
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< ShirleyR > oops..sorry ..lol
< MindyMo > WB Marie
< SandySS > Kampy where did you go?
< KampyCake > Hi, our electricity went
out for just a second. . .
* ShirleyR jumps up and does the
happy dance around the room to celebrate and throws Confetti
- let's party!! - _ + ^ : ,, . + * ' ` ` *
-: 2::: 3:: 4;:; 6:;;; 8;;';' 9;';'; 10;;' 11';';; 12';'; 13; _+^:
,, . 1 + * ` ` * - , 9 ~ ' 13 " -;. , : 4 ' ` `
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< SandySS > bummer Kampy
< KampyCake > took a while for everything
to come back on
< margo_ > Hey I tried the side, no such
luck what ever I clicked on didn't come up :(
< KampyCake > that's neat, Shirley
[ Dolores7 ] ha...I thought my screen didn't
refresh for a moment!
< traciep > the cones margo?
< SandySS > I think Shirley needs a life.
LOL
< Sweetdudette > I HATE when the power
goes out, except when I'm at work, then I LOVE the break!
< traciep > 8,1~¿õ
11,1~¿õ 9,1~¿õ
< traciep > 8,1 traciep is
winkin' at ShirleyR
< traciep > 13,1~¿õ
8,1~¿õ 11,1~¿õ
< ShirleyR > SandySS I think you
are right..LOL
< traciep > shirley is good at this stuff
< margo_ > na, I'm trying to be creative
like you guys!!
< CarolAnnTX > Traciep, Shirley's throwing
a party for.
< icer2000 > i still dont under stand
the cones
< SandySS > my power went off with 30+
graduation cakes to decorate
< MindyMo > We need to throw a bachelorette
party
< traciep > what don't you understand
icer?
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[ Dolores7 ] see...I knew we needed to have
a party!!! I have the fish...for a fish fry
< traciann > lol
< icer2000 > what holds the choc in i
guess i have to see it
< traciep > do you need the adress for
gifts? just dont send any sweets! LOL
< Sweetdudette > OOOOH, fish and gingerbread!
Yummy!
< traciep > look here icer
http://www.cincinnaticakes.com/gallery/image0.htm
< MindyMo > LOL traciep
< LisaOh > will have the party at Dolores's
and Tracie can demonstate for us;;;lol
[ Dolores7 ] Shirley...could you lead the
chat next week please?????????
[ Dolores7 ] Thats a deal!!!!
< SandySS > maybe traciep would like to
lead it. LOL
< ShirleyR > noooooooooooooooooooooooo
Dolores7 !!!! LOL
< traciep > wait, i've done 2 chats in
the passt month. shouldn't this be distributed evenly?
[ Dolores7 ] oops...we have to take up a
donation for her remember ;-)
< traciep > what;s the chat on next week
< LisaOh > oh, that's right...hmmmm
[ Dolores7 ] I'm serious...you could do anything...we'd
love it
[ Dolores7 ] What topic could we do???
< tiG1 > she can teach pirch
< KampyCake > Sandy, when did you change
to SS? Instead of KS?
< traciann > i thought we were doing the
"business ideas" chat
< traciann > i was looking forward to
that!!!!!!!!!
< traciep > how about flyers and stuff
like that?
< KampyCake > Mindy, I just sent you two
emails with my brochure on them
[ Dolores7 ] oops...maybe that is scheduled
already...going to see
< SandySS > I changed when my computer
froze and that is how it came up. I'll be Sandy KS next time I think
< MindyMo > oh thanks Marie.
< MindyMo > I've been wanting to see it
[ Dolores7 ] Yep...Tracie is right...
< KampyCake > should be there any minute
now
< ShirleyR > Dolores7 no I would
rather watch and learn than talk..lol
< traciep > no, traciann is right
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< margo_ > wasn't in to be about chocolate
< KampyCake > I wish I knew something
to tell about
< tiG1 > can you include that with all
you're sending me, tracie????? pretty please??????
[ Dolores7 ] what about the following week
Shirley? I asked you because you can do this stuff so well with computers
etc
< traciep > include what tiG1?
< KampyCake > could do a chat about chickens
and guineas or organic gardening
< SandySS > Dolores I like the way you
are posting the topics for chat. It's a great reminder for me.
< MindyMo > LOL
[ Dolores7 ] Kampy...you DO
[ Dolores7 ] Thanks Kampy...we need that
I think
< traciep > yeah, way to put the pressure
on me for tonight Dolores.
< KampyCake > LOL
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< KampyCake > Hi michelle
< Sweetdudette > It's a great reminder,
I agree, since I'm on the board a few times a day :)
[ Dolores7 ] who wants to do week after next????
[ Dolores7 ] Hi Michelle
< SandySS > ask Kampy about how to keep
bunnies out of the green beans. She has the answer to everything.
LOL
< ShirleyR > Dolores7 Im to slow
to do a chat
< michelle_h > Hi everyone
< tiG1 > your brochure, I have to make
mine soon
< icer2000 > i have no chickens
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< tiG1 > it's taken too, isn't it??
< Sweetdudette > Hello!
< KampyCake > LOL SAndy
< traciep > i saw that on the board and
yelled for John to come see. He thought I saw a bug or something.
< tiG1 > aren't there 3 chats listed?
< LisaOh > does anyone here make carmel
apples?
[ Dolores7 ] Okay...can you do something
Kampy????
< KARYN718 > GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE, THANKS
TRACIE FOR A GREAT CHAT, I DEFINITELY LEARNED SOMETHING NEW, THATS WHAT
ITS ALL ABOUT.....
< traciann > Sorry guys. i'm kinda
dingy sometimes...
< tiG1 > making fondant boxes
[ Dolores7 ] saw what Tracie???
< KampyCake > I can't think of anything
Dolores
[ Dolores7 ] nite Karyn
< traciep > just request all that in your
email tiG1. I use these great mailers and will give you the #for
those and and example.
[ Dolores7 ] if you do, let me know
< KampyCake > I don't know how to transfer
a file into this chat even
< ShirleyR > the only thing I could do
would tell them about how to use pirch
< tiG1 > great, thanks tracie I will
< traciep > my name on the chats dolores.
i was trying to stay anonomous.
[ Dolores7 ] whos annymous in this crowd
LOL
< KampyCake > icer, do you have room for
chickens?
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< CarolAnnTX > We could talk about autumn
ideas next week, anyone have any?
< Debbie_F > sorry I missed the chat Tracie,
what was the subject?
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< icer2000 > no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
< traciep > gingerbread houses
< KampyCake > Maybe I could do one about
making an armadillo
< LisaOh > well goodnight all! I
still have to run to the store
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[ Dolores7 ] Autumn ideas is a good topic
< KampyCake > or a sculptured baby
[ Dolores7 ] why Kampy???
< traciep > how about fondant leaves?
< traciep > pumpkin piping
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[ Dolores7 ] can't do an hour on it Tracie
< tiG1 > I'd love a gumpaste chat
< CarolAnnTX > cookie leaves
< tiG1 > maybe on gumpaste for Christmas
ideas?
< KampyCake > I'm going to make an armadillo
for a wedding this weekend - just saw Janette Phertner do a demo on the
armadillo
< ShirleyR > traciep..you're going to
get yourself in trouble..hehe
[ Dolores7 ] hee...hee...we'll do a little
of all this
< traciep > a leaf cookie wreath.
< traciep > OK, I'll stop. LOL
[ Dolores7 ] Earlene has a cute armadillo
on her web site
< margo_ > Well guys I've got to go for
now. I'll see you on the board later this week after I get that wedding
done.
< KampyCake > I bought cherry pie filling
for the armadillo - won't that be gross???
[ Dolores7 ] nite margo
< tiG1 > ugh!~!!!!!
< tiG1 > LOL!
< ShirleyR > nite margo
[ Dolores7 ] LOL
< KampyCake > I asked EArlene and she
didn't have anything to tell me about armadillos
< traciep > YUK!!!!!!!!!
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< Sweetdudette > Wait until they cut into
it, and see red. LOL!
< MindyMo > LOL, Marie. that'll
be great
[ Dolores7 ] she has a pict. on
< SandySS > love it, Marie
< KampyCake > it's going to be red velvet
< michelle_h > Cherry pie filling!
All "coagulated" ugh
[ Dolores7 ] use to anyway
< traciep > ok, i already got 4 emails
from this chat. LOL
< CarolAnnTX > I made an armadillo laying
on it back sucking a bottle of lone star beer and boy they got a big kick
out of it
[ Dolores7 ] tracie good or bad???
< tiG1 > I'll be sending another, sent
mine too early:)
< ShirleyR > for what traciep?
< KampyCake > oh that sounds wonderful
CarolAnn!
< traciep > for the lattern pattern
< icer2000 > dolores remember the class
we had onthat little turkey
[ Dolores7 ] Earlene won't be here next wk
or I'd ask her about Armadillos
< traciep > what turkey?
[ Dolores7 ] Her web site was down and she
has a lot to do
< TrishaCA > I have to make a dummy cake
using royal, topped with straw filling...wondering if the filling will
break down the royal decorating? needs to look good for a couple
of weeks, lenght of the fair
< KampyCake > If mine turns out OK, I'll
send you a picture Dolores.
[ Dolores7 ] NO Helen...petite doll pan or
what?
< ShirleyR > traciep could you send it
to me too pleaseeeeeeeeeee?
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< michelle_h > Trish, it will break down
the royal
< icer2000 > yes petite doll
[ Dolores7 ] ok...great on the pict.
< KampyCake > I think the strawberry juice
would bleed into the icing
< traciep > give me your email again shirley
< CarolAnnTX > I shaped him from the football
pan, made his shell out of fondant.
[ Dolores7 ] I may have a picture...
< Debbie_F > I agree with michelle, it
will break down the royal
< MindyMo > Marie, your flyer looks
wonderful. I saved it to another program so that I can see it better
< KampyCake > I'm going to use the oval
pan - don't have a football pan
< icer2000 > i just found my lesson
< ShirleyR > Sweetp42@hotmail.com
< traciann > dolores...whatdo you think
of that spray color stuff in an aerosol can??? i noticed you have it in
your store...
< KampyCake > good mindy
[ Dolores7 ] your lesson???
< TrishaCA > Do you think red colored
piping gel would also break down that royal icing?
[ Dolores7 ] tracie...that is only good for
wide areas...not intricate stuff
< KampyCake > probably would trisha
< CarolAnnTX > Had a little help from
Carolyn .
[ Dolores7 ] you can't spray very close.
Great for through stencils though
< SandySS > Trisha maybe use red piping
gel and plastic strawberries. Do they make fake strawberries?
< michelle_h > Trish I think anything
at all "wet" would break down that icing
< tiG1 > off topic ~~~~~ what is mallow
Russe?
< traciann > like if you just wanted to
do a few background colors ona cake, it would be good for that??
< traciep > dolores, you're confusing
me. LOL you keep answering me when traciann asks a question.
LOL
< KampyCake > If you were using that artificial
icing for dummies, that would probably work.
[ Dolores7 ] fake st berries...just stiffen
some buttercream, roll in red sugar and add astem
< icer2000 > i kept all my petite doll
figure piping etc
< icer2000 > going through old stuff
[ Dolores7 ] oh...sorry...getting my traci's
mixed up ;-(
< Sweetdudette > 8,8. 8,2
so 8,10lon 8,3g s 8,7ee 8,6you 8,2 ag 8,10ain 8,8. 8,10
8,8.
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[ Dolores7 ] got a pict. Helen?
< Sweetdudette > See you next week!
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[ Dolores7 ] nite laura
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< ShirleyR > night Sweetdudette
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< KampyCake > Dolores, which email address