The somewhat
late update on the baking club antics, now that the weather has broken, I have managed
to reconstitute myself from the melted version of myself and pull myself to the
keyboard. Speaking of the heatwave, our ladies decided that the perfect pudding
for the summer heat was a baked Alaska. Maybe they were fantasising the coolness
of the snow or wishing the evening away thinking of cooler climates.
Overall
they were very pleased with the outcome as the ice cream managed to survive the
oven and not melt. The issues started when they removed it from the oven … once cut the ambient temperature
‘forced’ them to eat it … quickly. Now as you know I’m not one to cast aspersions
on our gallant ladies …. but I suspect
that there was a motive to their choice of bake. I mean fancy making something
that would have to be scoffed the moment it was out of the oven!
As I write
this there is a cool breeze coming through the window, though the hot summer
heat is to return as the northern hemisphere continues its heatwave … maybe we
can follow our ladies example and head to the kitchen and muster up a Baked Alaska,
just so were can gorge ourselves on the cool ice cream buried beneath the perfectly
baked meringue.
As I write
this there is a cool breeze coming through the window, though the hot summer
heat is to return as the northern hemisphere continues its heatwave … maybe we
can follow our ladies example and head to the kitchen and muster up a Baked Alaska,
just so were can gorge ourselves on the cool ice cream buried beneath the perfectly
baked meringue.
