3678: Face the Strange

[jen_aside]

Today's musing on writing:

I have a book next to me at all times--when writing this year's Nano, anyway--and I consult it regularly for... I'm not really sure what. I didn't follow what it says to the letter, basing it more on what the characters were like before I shovelled them into a "trope savvy" book, so it's both funny when I happen to get it to match and annoying when I don't. The problem is it's too late to go back and fix the ones that don't match--I don't really want to change anything, even though at the end it will seem like it doesn't make sense that I did it the way I did.

What book is it? Perhaps I'll share in the author's note. It's just a little spoilery, otherwise. [Though it's vaguely amusing if you can see where it's going early on, like, "Oh oh! There's who's coming next!" ...as much as that requires being fairly puzzle-smart and/or having TEH GOOGLE]

I also finally re-acquired a recipe I'll be using for Fanksgiven this year--sharing mostly so I'll still have it down the road [unlike last time when I got the recipe, never made it, lost the recipe, and had to ask for it again]:Charlotte Russe
Mainer family recipe

Ingredients

• 3 envelopes of Knox unflavored gelatin
• 4 eggs, separated (uses only the egg whites)
• 1 pint of whipping cream
• 1 ½ cups of sugar
• 1 angel food cake (or sponge cake)

Procedure

1. Gelatin:
   1. Dissolve the 3 envelopes of unflavored gelatin in a little water or milk.
   2. Add 1 cup of hot milk.
   3. Let cool “completely”.
2. Egg whites:
   1. Beat the whites of 4 eggs.
   2. Add ¾ cup of sugar.
3. Whipped cream:
   1. Whip 1 pint of whipping cream.
   2. Add ¾ cup of sugar.
4. Make the Charlotte Russe:
   1. Shred the angel food cake into the serving bowl. (Instead of shredding, you can also cut the cake into strips.)
   2. Mix the whipped cream, beaten egg whites and the gelatin.
   3. Pour the liquid (Whipped cream, et al.) over the angel food cake.
   4. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set (overnight).

CAVEAT: contains raw eggs, do not serve to anyone with allergies to egg
Also gotta remember to mail out brother present! That needs to get there about Turkey Day, too... hmm.