Re: a digitalis question OT: holiday cooking

Donna,

A variant on the theme of mud is this "Dirt Cake" from Martha Stewart (yeah,
I know, booooo!) The only baking involved is the sterilization of the
terra-cotta pot.

Jane's Dirt Cake
 
Serves 12 to 15
When making dirt cake, it9s important to begin and end with the ground Oreo
mixture. Martha9s friend Jane Heller likes to serve her dirt cake
creatively: She presents the cake in a sterilized terra-cotta pot, then
inserts sunflowers (their stems wrapped in plastic) into the cake for
decoration. Sterilize the pot by placing it in the oven at 3500 for two to
three hours. Avoid using any pot that has been glazed.
 
1    sixteen-ounce package Oreo cookies
12    ounces cream cheese, room temperature
6    tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
4    packages (3.9 ounces each) instant chocolate pudding
4 3/4    cups milk
3    recipes Sweetened Whipped Cream, or one 16-ounce carton frozen whipped
topping, thawed
 Candy, for decorating: Gummi worms, etc.
 
     1.  If using a flowerpot with a drainage hole, reserve 1 cookie to
place over hole to prevent leaking. Place remaining cookies in the bowl of a
food processor. Process until mixture resembles dirt. Set aside.
 
     2.  In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and butter, and stir until
creamy. Set aside.
 
     3.  In another large bowl, whisk together instant-pudding mixes and
milk; stir until well blended. Using a rubber spatula, fold pudding mixture
into cream-cheese mixture. Fold in whipped cream.
 
     4.  In a flowerpot or bucket with a 5-quart capacity, alternate layers
of cookie 3dirt2 and pudding mixture, starting and ending with cookie
3dirt.2 Chill at least 4 hours or overnight before serving. Garnish with
candy.
 
> 
> And I have to bring a goodie next week to a native plant garden group
> holiday breakfast... supposed to be garden related munchie.... anyone
> got a clue of what I can make? I don't want to bring some normal veggie
> thing... thought of making mud... like chocolate pudding with maybe
> marshmallows in it and serving it in a flower pot with a shovel serving
> utensil? Figure I could hide a bowl in a new flower pot, but bought a
> new hand shovel on clearance.. think if I boil it, it would be sterile?

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