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I CANNOT ICE THIS FUCKING MONEY.

Thu Oct 8, 2009, 11:37 AM
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GOOD NEWS, KIDS. SARAH GOT A JOB.
I work in a well known chocolate store, where one of my roles is to "ice the chocolate". HOW DOES THAT WORK? Well caps lock, I'll tell you. You have a piping bag (I think that's what its called) with icing in it, which you guide into letters on your chocolate figure of choice. This can be anything from names, to birthday greetings or any other message the customer requests.

I've been practicing my icing on a plastic version of a chimp, hence the hilarious title, but I simply don't have the technique. I struggle to get the spacing between letters right, and even when trying to ice a simple shape, the consistancy seems to change so you get thick bits and then NOTHING.

SO. Does anyone have any tips for icing?
If not, no worries, I'm off to youtube to watch the pros.

Clubsplz
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*Zibby-Doodles Oct 8, 2009, 12:04:33 PM
You're job is so much better than mine~ D':

atleast you don't come home every saturday night at 10:30 stinking of kebabs and grease~ *slapped*

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~Editor-San Oct 8, 2009, 12:34:01 PM
Oh it's an amazing job, I'm not complaining~ :'D I'm just so bad with people. And icing. And stairs. OH GOD THE STAIRS. Whoever was the smartarse that put the stock up two sets of spiral staircases is going to get such a punching when I find them. D8< *kicked*

Eek~ X'D I have so much respect for you~ I don't know how you can do it~ I struggle 4 hours surrounded by chocolate.

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~Mekaya Oct 8, 2009, 1:08:24 PM
hmmmm Might I suggest kneading the bag once you get the icing in it, it'll help warm it up and make it easier to use :3
That's the only advice I can give ya.

Just patience :heart:

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~Sakahagi Oct 8, 2009, 1:55:42 PM
OHMYGODZILLA! SARAH HAS A JOB!
Where is mah chocolate then?
Wait.. is this Thorntons?
Or another 'tardy shop? XD Anyhoo~
Lucky you. (: getting to walk up flights of stairs with stock. :P

Well, good to know you have an income. :'D

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*TracyTheEchidna Oct 8, 2009, 6:47:58 PM
I actually do that at work. All the time.

The key is simply practice, I started a year ago and I was complete fail at writing, but you get better over time. My words are actually legible now.

You'll get better at it, no worries~

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*Zibby-Doodles Oct 9, 2009, 8:38:54 AM
Not chocolate! How do you live?! *hit*

It's the £5 an hour that keeps me going~ :'D *hit*
I don't really like my job, especially since I work on saturday, the busiest
-and most SOCIAL DAY!! DDD':-

but you know~ recession and what not~ not a lot of good jobs are about~ especially when they're just around the corner~ : D

...Not to mention free food~ :iconimhappyplz:

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