SC - gold leaf source for soteltie making

[Anne-Marie Rousseau]

Thanks, Stefan!

- --Anne-Marie

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> From: Stefan li Rous <stefan at texas.net>
> To: SCA-Cooks maillist <SCA-Cooks at Ansteorra.ORG>
> Subject: SC - gold leaf source for soteltie making
> Date: Saturday, September 26, 1998 9:35 PM
> 
> Allison asked:
> 
> >Anne Marie,
> 
> >A year or so ago, you posted an address for a great source for edible
> >gold and silver leaf and other goodies.  I can't find which floppy got
> >that archive.  Please post it again?
> 
> I'm not Anne Marie, but I searched through my sotelties-msg file and 
> found the message you I think you are thinking of and have pasted it
below.
> 
> There are a number of messages in this file that might be useful to you
> on using gold leaf on sotelties including instructions on how to apply
> it. There are also other sources for gold leaf given.
> 
> This file is in the FOOD-SWEETS section of my Florilegium files.
> 
> Hope this is of use.
>   Stefan li Rous
>   Ansteorra
>   stefan at texas.net
> 
> ====================
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 00:59:11 -0700 (PDT)
> From: rousseau at scn.org (Anne-Marie Rousseau)
> Subject: Re: SC - Gold leaf
> 
> re: availability of edible gold leaf.
> 
> We got our for our banquet from Maid of Scandanavia, a cake decoratiing 
> company (neat catelog...like five kinds of wafer irons, and even cast 
> iron abelskivver pans. Wow! Three sizes of dragees! Gum Tragacanth! All 
> kinds of things).
> 
> It was about $35 for a book of 25 3 3/8x 3 3/8 inch leaves. This is 23 
> karat gold, adulterated only with pure silver. No copper. It is made in 
> Italy, especially for food use.
> 
> Contact info:
> Sweet Celebrations (formally Maide of Scandanavia)
> PO Box 39426
> Edina, Minnesota, 55439-0426
> 1-800-328-6722
> 
> Veeeeeerrrrrrry dangerous catelog...
> 
> Oh, and I found 24 karat gold leaf at art supplies too, but don't know as

> it has been handled properly for food use. In fact, the people behind the

> counter looked at me like I was crazy...
> 
> It was a PAIN to use, but definatly worth the effort. And yes, you can 
> use this same stuff for manuscript illumination, gilding furnture, etc.
> 
> - --Anne-Marie
>
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> Anne-Marie Rousseau
> rousseau at scn.org
> Seattle, Washington
>
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