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This was very impressive-looking but fairly easy to make. I made it for Valentine's Day so I shaped the meringue base into a heart. I know other reviewers have complained that the base had a lack of taste or got hard. I didnt' have that problem at all. Everyone who tried it paid me complements.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"02\/11\/2013 11:59","GUID":"09C7F04950264E9F96280025856639EA","MemberId":2599196,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"gloustergal63","SubmittedDate":"02\/11\/2013 11:59"},{"Comment":"
i'm not gonna make this either for the same reason as the mullenhour. the merangue was hard! i brought it to a bbq and was mortified!<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"10\/14\/2011 10:58","GUID":"d1438a5c279546a4aa21ee091ec53f56","MemberId":4096956,"Rating":1,"ScreenName":"peeweemow","SubmittedDate":"10\/14\/2011 10:58"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"07\/23\/2011 14:25","GUID":"adac2561951945dd9d52fde6d76cbf0e","MemberId":5644294,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"Mr. Don","SubmittedDate":"07\/23\/2011 14:25"},{"Comment":"
This recipe was awful! The "cloud" part was stiff and lacked flavor. Made it for an anniversary, and was very disappointed.<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"07\/20\/2011 06:42","GUID":"ef99136238a34b1a8c6b0b4daab531a3","MemberId":1470035,"Rating":1,"ScreenName":"mullenhour","SubmittedDate":"07\/20\/2011 06:42"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Cherries on a Cloud"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n