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[Kekilpenny@aol.com]

Helen wrote:
> 
> > Royal icing does not have egg.  Gum/sugar paste has egg white.  Fondant
> > is similar to gum/sugar paste.
> 
> Royal icing has egg whites. Or powder.

Agreed. Royal icing does indeed contain egg white. I'm not sure if sugar
paste normally does, but I could check next week, if this hasn't been
resolved by then (is such a thing possible?) Fondant doesn't contain
egg, though; it is made from glucose and sugar boiled together to some
specific temperature I don't know offhand (soft ball?), cooled and
kneaded, then usually cured/aged, all this to prevent it from
crystallizing. Sometimes a tiny bit of lemon juice or vinegar is added
to invert some of the sugar molecules if real glucose isn't available.

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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