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	risha 2007-12-05 04:17 am UTC (link)
	It is? I thought that it was a statement of fact? I've always thought that mocking someone for not knowing how to do something more complex than tying their shoes (and that is not required for their lives/jobs) = instant fail. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	snacky 2007-12-05 04:28 am UTC (link)
	It was the "I cook, and I didn't know that!" part that pushed it over the edge. Whipping cream is less complex than tying your shoes, actually. Tying your shoes involves tricksy looping and knotting! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	puipui 2007-12-05 05:02 am UTC (link)
	And years of practice! And mine still come undone, so I always have to double knot them. It's really kind of a pain in the ass, tying your shoes. This would probably explain why I am so attracted to slip-ons whenever I go shoe shopping. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mistal 2007-12-05 05:27 am UTC (link)
	You mean there's people who only do one knot and it doesnt come undone? Man, maybe they can teach me the trick. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	white_serpent 2007-12-05 06:24 am UTC (link)
	Turquoise Turtle. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	puipui 2007-12-05 06:57 am UTC (link)
	See? Complicated! I'll stick to slip-on shoes and whipped cream, thanks. But not together, because ew. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	freezer 2007-12-05 10:47 am UTC (link)
	Velcro straps FTW! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	julesnoctambule 2007-12-06 02:56 am UTC (link)
	Icon! I haven't seen that one in years. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sepiamagpie 2007-12-05 07:05 am UTC (link)
	I just wear sandals. Which I notice got stolen the day after I mentioned I was gonna try wearing them through the winter. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	missdaisy 2007-12-05 02:52 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks to those damn velcro sneakers my kids went to kindergarten without knowing how to tie their shoes. I'm blaming the shoes because I'm a bad parent. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

puipui
2007-12-05 07:11 pm UTC (link)

Mine probably would've, too, but her kindergarten required that she know how, so her preschool (same school) taught it. They sent home letters to all the parents and everything, telling them to make sure they got their kids shoes with laces because they were having lessons, and all the parents were all "Laces?!? NOOOOOOOOO!!!" because young children + shoelaces = PAIN IN MY ASS.

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	frequentmouse 2007-12-05 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	Ayup. Actually, you can make whipped cream by putting heavy cream in a jar with a tight lid and shaking, although that works best for single servings. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	puipui 2007-12-05 07:31 pm UTC (link)
	Oooh, I'll have to try that sometime. I would insist upon calling it shaken cream instead of whipped cream, though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	takhys 2007-12-06 04:58 am UTC (link)
	It also works if you need just a bit of soft meringue, but the jar has to be spotlessly clean with no grease or soap residue. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_lilybean 2007-12-07 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	One time out of desperation I tried to make a meringue in a blender. So didn't work. (Reply to this)(Parent)

altoidsaddict
2007-12-05 07:50 pm UTC (link)

It is possible to fail utterly at the simple task of whipped cream while in possession of an otherwise dazzling array of cooking skills.

Seriously, I have not successfully made decent whipped cream ever. I have failed at whipped cream in the same meal where I have succeeded at risotto that would make Anthony Bourdain yank down his pants and start masturbating furiously RIGHT THERE AT THE TABLE (so I'm told anyway) and triple-layer pumpkin cheesecake and all the other Iron Chef-like trimmings... but for some reason, I have never been able to make proper whipped cream. *hangs head, and rightly so*

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snacky
2007-12-06 01:13 am UTC (link)

Heh, trust me, I know tons of people who have underwhipped or overwhipped or made butter in an attempt to make whipped cream.

It was just the idea of literally not knowing that whipped cream = cream + whipping that was cracking me up, especially coming from someone who knows how to cook.

I realize know that the recipe for whipped cream is not nearly so obvious as it always seemed to be.

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	vito_excalibur 2007-12-06 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	Then f you could get him to hold a whisk at the same time, maybe you could get your cream whipped after all! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	altoidsaddict 2007-12-06 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	And everyone would have a happy Thanksgiving! (Reply to this)(Parent)

shaysdays
2007-12-06 10:17 pm UTC (link)

If you have a stick blender and a clean jar that the stick blender fits into, it works well. Fill the jar about 1/3 of the way to 1/2 full, then put the stick blender in. After about three pumps up and down- viola- nicely whipped cream, soft enough for topping. Pump it more for harder creamohgodididn'ttypethat.

I usually use a salsa jar sans salsa- nice wide mouth, and if you still have the cap you can keep it whipped and ready for a day or two.

...now I can not make whipped cream without giggling like a madwoman, great.

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