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- Subject: Re: Black Death Birthdays (Recipe Included)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.105131.14275@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
- From: jwwalden@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (P'relan)
- Date: 17 Nov 92 10:51:30 -0500
- References: <gf1vZhu00iUzI2_0o6@andrew.cmu.edu>
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- In article <gf1vZhu00iUzI2_0o6@andrew.cmu.edu>, "Mary A. Mark" <mmbt+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
- > She is wearing a once-white chef's apron, now
- > liberally dusted with a covering of powdered Belgian
- > chocolate, and the chef's cap on her head reads
- > "Callebaut chocolate: the only *true* chocolate is dark chocolate"
-
- P'relan agrees with that statement even though he's a chocolate moderate,
- not an extremist like other people in the Place. (-:
-
- > On the trolley before her sit (In Chorus: "OOOOhhhh, AAAAAAh")
- > 1) A very large, absolutely black, chocolate cake (Remember the
- > absolutely black ship that gets stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox? Well,
- > this cake is *that* absolutely black. Yes, really. Absorbs light.)
-
- He grins, thinking that sounds about right.
-
- > "Once I've handed these two slices out, the cake is fair game!
- > But I've brought this cake here in honour of two friends of mine,
- > Chris Welch (Urban Spaceman) and John Ockerbloom, and the first
- > two slices go to them. They're both celebrating birthdays this week
- > (Chris on the 16th and John on the 18th) and I wanted to celebrate them.
- > Since I can't manage to be in the UK, Chris, I hope you'll accept
- > this virtual cake, with virtual hugs, and warmth and affection.
- > And since John lives in Pittsburgh, I can offer him an actual hug!"
- >
- > "Happy Birthdays to you both!"
-
- P'relan says, "Happy birthday, John and Chris!," while a rather large
- hungry-looking blue dragon lurks behind him, eyes fixed on that cake.
-
- > ==============================================================
- > THE BLACK DEATH
- > (AKA. Chocolate Yoghurt Poundcake)
- .
- .
- .
- > If you wish, brush melted sweet chocolate over the cooled cake. Or,
- > do as I prefer: serve it with pure whipped cream. And cut those slices
- > small - they're pretty deadly! It's the only cake I know of that you
- > serve with the cream to *lighten it up*, not to make it richer!
- >
- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- > Mary Mark email: mmbt+@andrew.cmu.edu
-
- P'relan says, "Ummmm...Mary, didn't you forget to put the proper
- warnings on the recipe?"
-
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- P'relan (and Birith) ``Time stand still -
- jwwalden@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu I'm not looking back -
- or jwwalden@miavx1.bitnet But I want to look around me now.'' - RUSH
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