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Recipe for "truffles-milo"

NAME

     TRUFFLES-MILO - Chocolate covered cotton
     This is a recipe I invented after I had cornered the  cotton
     market and couldn't get rid of the stuff.
     While good orlon can be  substituted  for  the  cotton,  the
     resulting  product  won't have the same flavor or texture as
     the real thing.  Your friends will  be  able  to  tell  that
     you've been skimping. Egyptian cotton works best.

INGREDIENTS (About fifty servings)

     50        plain cotton balls
     OR
     3 by 6 feet
               cotton wool
     2 lb      bittersweet chocolate [optional]
     1/2 cup      any favorite liqueur

PROCEDURE

          (1)  If starting from cotton wool, divide it into about
               50  pieces,  making  sure  they  are  well formed,
               round, and the rough edges have been  worked  back
               into the mass to make a smooth surface.
          (2)  Melt the chocolate in a double boiler being  care-
               ful not to get any water in the chocolate.
          (3)  In batches of about ten put the balls of cotton on
               a  fine  rack or grate.  Sprinkle with the liqueur
               if you're using it.  [Be careful!  Too  much  will
               overpower the other flavors.]
          (4)  Slowly pour enough chocolate  over  each  ball  of
               cotton  to coat it thoroughly, letting excess drip
               off.
          (5)  Allow the chocolate coating to cool before  taking
               the chocolate covered cotton from the rack.

NOTES

     Keep stored in a closed container in a cool place away  from
     light.  Munitions boxes work well for this.
     As a special cold-weather treat, use wool instead of cotton.

RATING

     Difficulty: moderate.  Time: 2 hours.  Precision: no need to
     measure.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Milo Minderbinder
     M&M Enterprises
     milo@glacier