SC - gold leaf source for soteltie making

[Stefan li Rous]

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

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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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