The Solaria Inquiries

[Cathalos]

when someone eats a half of a slice of pizza, how much spit should be on the rest of it?

[Solaria]

when someone eats a half of a slice of pizza, how much spit should be on the rest of it?

Depends on how much they're really enjoying the pizza. A lot? Then probably a lot. Pizza science dictates that the amount of salivation and therefore the residual spittle is directly proportional to the sum of anticipation and eagerness that a pizza nommer experiences, measured with time of nomming in mind.

[Cathalos]

do peoples spit taste funny to different people?

[Solaria]

do peoples spit taste funny to different people?

I'm sure it does, since spit flavor varies on what the person has eaten.

[Cathalos]

what would the person have eaten that made the spit sour?

[Solaria]

Concentrated sour punch candy.

[Cathalos]

why didnt they share? i would have wanted candy over a half a slice of pizza!

[Solaria]

Who said they didn't have more to share?

[Cathalos]

then why did they have to be so piggy and not have less?

[Rosewind]

Which crystalline polyform of cocoa butter is ideal for properly tempering chocolate, and at what temperature does it break down? (I know the answer to this, I'm just testing you!)

Dark chocolate or Milk?

It can be either, because the cocoa solids don't really affect the cocoa butter.

Also yes: it's Form V and the temperature is 94 degrees F -- anything higher and the crystals melt and it has to be tempered the long way. Very good Aria!

[Cathalos]

when did chocolate get so boring?

[Rosewind]

*swats the Sammich* Don't disrespect chocolate! It keeps me stable. Enough.

[Cathalos]

but what more do you need to know about chocolate other than milk, dark, and its relation to peanut butter, nuts, and icecream?

[Rosewind]

If you bake or cook with it, you need to understand its properties and rules, or a recipe will never come out right.

[Cathalos]

what if you just do what the recipe says? will it still not be yummy if you dont know about chocolate enough?

[Dessa]

what if you just do what the recipe says? will it still not be yummy if you dont know about chocolate enough?

Rosewind INVENTS recipes.

[Cathalos]

then why didn't rosewind say "if you invent recipies with it..."? she said "if you bake or cook with it..."

[Rosewind]

Yes, Dessa! All my love!

You can follow directions or someone can teach you how to follow directions, but what if you make directions with nobody to follow? Then you're left with fundamental rules.

Recipes all follow rules. If you know what rules to play with, everything can change and you can make really awesome stuff -- or spot recipes that aren't good.

For example, if you see a recipe that calls for more than 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder OR 1/4 tsp of baking soda per cup of flour, it's overleavened and will not rise properly.

[Cathalos]

what if it also calls for magic?

[Rosewind]

Then it needs a dash of friendship to make it all complete.

[Cathalos]

so magic doesn't make it all complete on its own?

[Solaria]

Magic is just a tool, like a butter knife. It needs something to wield and power it.

[Cathalos]

and friendship not only isnt, but can be that thing that wields it?

[Solaria]

It can be.

[Cathalos]

how?