Sounds disgusting but.....

[FarmI]

.....it's surprisingly delicious.

Licorice Allsorts Slice

1 pkt Marie biscuits crushed
1 Cup coconut
250gms Licorice Allsorts
125 gms butter
1 Tblspn Golden Syrup
half tin Condensed milk

Cut Licorice Allsorts into 6 (in half then in three), Put crushed biscuits
into a bowl along with the Licorice Allsorts and the coconut. Melt butter,
golden syrup and the condensed milk in a saucepan until butter is melted.
Add butter mix to crushed biscuit mix and mix well. Line a slice pan with
paper, pour in mix and press down. Can be topped with chocolate icing, but
why bother?

[Phred]

......it's surprisingly delicious.
Licorice Allsorts Slice
1 pkt Marie biscuits crushed
1 Cup coconut
250gms Licorice Allsorts
125 gms butter
1 Tblspn Golden Syrup
half tin Condensed milk
Cut Licorice Allsorts into 6 (in half then in three), Put crushed biscuits
into a bowl along with the Licorice Allsorts and the coconut. Melt butter,
golden syrup and the condensed milk in a saucepan until butter is melted.
Add butter mix to crushed biscuit mix and mix well. Line a slice pan with
paper, pour in mix and press down. Can be topped with chocolate icing, but
why bother?

Okay, I'll bite! :-)

Do these things have to be served from the fridge, or do they hold up
at room temperature? Could they be moulded into smallish balls
(about the size of one of those large marbles) that will hold shape
and not get too messy at room temp?

[I'm looking for alternatives to conventional rum balls that don't
involve baking or whatever -- so other practical alternatives also
welcome!]

Addendum:

A few years ago I made some "rum balls" based on a packet (250 g) of
crumbled shortbread biscuits, butter, cocoa, adequate rum, and ???

Regretably, I can't remember the details and I seem to have lost the
secret instructions (along with my treasure maps etc. :) but the tour
de force was to make each ball by wrapping the mix around a glace
cherry. I think pieces of confectionary ginger would work too.




Cheers, Phred.

[PeterLucas]

In article

......it's surprisingly delicious.
Licorice Allsorts Slice
1 pkt Marie biscuits crushed
1 Cup coconut
250gms Licorice Allsorts
125 gms butter
1 Tblspn Golden Syrup
half tin Condensed milk
Cut Licorice Allsorts into 6 (in half then in three), Put crushed
biscuits into a bowl along with the Licorice Allsorts and the coconut.
Melt butter, golden syrup and the condensed milk in a saucepan until
butter is melted. Add butter mix to crushed biscuit mix and mix well.
Line a slice pan with paper, pour in mix and press down. Can be
topped with chocolate icing, but why bother?

Okay, I'll bite! :-)
Do these things have to be served from the fridge, or do they hold up
at room temperature? Could they be moulded into smallish balls
(about the size of one of those large marbles) that will hold shape
and not get too messy at room temp?
[I'm looking for alternatives to conventional rum balls that don't
involve baking or whatever -- so other practical alternatives also
welcome!]
A few years ago I made some "rum balls" based on a packet (250 g) of
crumbled shortbread biscuits, butter, cocoa, adequate rum, and ???
Regretably, I can't remember the details and I seem to have lost the
secret instructions (along with my treasure maps etc. :) but the tour
de force was to make each ball by wrapping the mix around a glace
cherry. I think pieces of confectionary ginger would work too.

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/15028/rum+and+raisin+chocolate+truffles


http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/search.php?
keywords=truffles&publication=3

http://tinyurl.com/3aqaco

[Phred]

Post by PeterLucas

In article

Post by FarmI
Licorice Allsorts Slice

[snip]

Post by PeterLucas

Do these things have to be served from the fridge, or do they hold up
at room temperature? Could they be moulded into smallish balls
(about the size of one of those large marbles) that will hold shape
and not get too messy at room temp?
[I'm looking for alternatives to conventional rum balls that don't
involve baking or whatever -- so other practical alternatives also
welcome!]
A few years ago I made some "rum balls" based on a packet (250 g) of
crumbled shortbread biscuits, butter, cocoa, adequate rum, and ???
Regretably, I can't remember the details and I seem to have lost the
secret instructions (along with my treasure maps etc. :) but the tour
de force was to make each ball by wrapping the mix around a glace
cherry. I think pieces of confectionary ginger would work too.

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/15028/rum+and+raisin+chocolate+truffles
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/search.php?
keywords=truffles&publication=3
http://tinyurl.com/3aqaco

Thanks for the pointers, Peter. I would never have thought of using
"truffles" as a key in a Google search for the things! My culinary
vocabulary is sadly deficient. :-(

Cheers, Phred.

[PeterLucas]

Post by Phred

Post by PeterLucas
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/15028/rum+and+raisin+chocolate+truffles
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/search.php?
keywords=truffles&publication=3
http://tinyurl.com/3aqaco

Thanks for the pointers, Peter. I would never have thought of using
"truffles" as a key in a Google search for the things! My culinary
vocabulary is sadly deficient. :-(

Latest Super Food Ideas mag has a whole section on 'truffles'. I saw, first
hand, how easy they were to make at the Good Food and Wine Show, where I
was able to have a long chat with the lovely Kim Cloverdale (it helps when
you have a relative who works at the mag :-).

I'm going to be making a load of them for presents etc, and should be
starting them this afternoon.

The recipes are on page 41&42 (on the reverse side of the magazine)

I'm going to be doing #4, #5, #8, and #9.

Rum and raisin,
Glace cherry,
Coffee, and
Toffee

[deja.blues]

Post by Phred
A few years ago I made some "rum balls" based on a packet (250 g) of
crumbled shortbread biscuits, butter, cocoa, adequate rum, and ???

Ground pecans?