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■jff. IIII North Huron Gift Guide
Chocolate a popular part of Christmas recipes
Smart shoppers and entertain-
erswillbesure toinclude one of
American’s most consuming pas
sions, chocolate, on their gift and
shopping lists this holiday season.
According to the Chocolate
Manufacturers Association, 84 per
cent of us eat chocolate, while a
recent survey of specialty food
retailers points out that chocolate
will be one of the hottest specialty
foods into the 1990s.
It’s clear that chocolate repre
sents the ultimate treat, and what
better time to indulge and treat
oneself and friends or relatives
Christmas etiquette
What do you do if your grandchild
ren never acknowledge the gifts
you send to them? I use funds I
really shouldn’t touch for those
gifts, and it breaks my heart to hear
nothing in return.
Announce to all concerned this
year that if vou don’t hear from
than the holidays?
A gift of chocolate captured in a
rich, creamy liqueur is an essential
for the chocolate lovers on your
holiday gift list.
Truffles Liqueur du Chocolat is a
new premium liqueur that com
bines the fine taste of chocolate and
the smoothness of cream, packag
ed in an elegant amber bottle
perfect for gift-giving.
For a more elaborate presenta
tion, simply package a bottle of
Truffles with a set of crystal cordial
or rocks glasses.
Place the Truffles and glassware
them in writing after Christmas,
you will conclude that they did not
receive their gifts. Therefore,
“there is no sense in sending you
anything, so I will remove your
names from my gift list.’’ (And do
just that if they don’t write to you
this year!
in a shiny gift box and surround
with generous amounts of red
crepe paper.
Wrap the gift box in a thick,
satiny red bow, secured in the
centre with a festive sprig of holly
or mistletoe for a loved one.
In addition to treating your
favourite people to a gift of
Truffles, be sure to include
Truffles in holiday entertaining
plans.
Guests are in the mood for
special treats, and luscious drinks
and sinful desserts made with
Truffles are great holiday crowd
pleasers.
Serve Truffles chilled as a
special after-dinner drink to relax
over, or try a few of these chocolate
drink and dessert sensations at
your next holiday gathering:
TRUFFLES FRENCH MOCHA
5 oz. hot coffee
1 oz. Truffles Liqueur du Chocolat
!/2 oz. orange liqueur
V2 oz. raspberry liqueur
Pour coffeein mug. AddTruf-
fles, orange liqueur and raspberry
liqueur. Stir. Garnish with whipp
ed cream.
TRUFFLES PECAN PIE
9-inch unbaked pie shell
*/2 cup Truffles Liqueur du Choco
lat
3 eggs, beaten
3 tablespoons melted butter [or
margarine]
*/2 cup brown sugar
‘A cup com syrup
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
*/2 cup chopped pecans
Vi cup chocolate chips
1 cup pecan halves
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Bake pie shell five minutes.
Remove from oven. Cool. Reduce
oven to 375 degrees F.
In large bowl, combine all
ingredients except pecan halves.
Arrange pecan halves on bottom of
pie shell. Carefully pour in filling.
Bake in 375 degree oven 35-40
minutes or until knife inserted
comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.
Serve with Truffles Whipped
Cream. (Recipe follows.)
TRUFFLES WHIPPED CREAM
1 cup heavy cream
% cup chilled Truffles Liqueur
du Chocolat
V2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon powered sugar
Beat all ingredients until stiff.
TRUFFLES MOUSSE
2 egg yolks
1 pkg. [6oz.] semi-sweet chocolate
bits
!4 cup sugar
1 cup Truffles Lique ur du
Chocolat
Vi cup heavy cream, whipped
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
In food processor or blender
place egg yolks, chocolate bits and
sugar. Heat Truffles until hot and
steaming (do not boil). Pour into
processor.
Process until mixture is smooth,
and all chocolate is melted. Pour
into bowl.
Cover tightly. Refrigerate sever
al hours.
Serve with Truffles Whipped
Cream.
Mousse is delicious as filling for
layer cakes, cream puffs and
cannoli.
Makes about three cups.