SC - Feast Steward vs. Cook

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Amanda (Lady Bebhinn) asked:
>  Does anyone have any suggestions on how to
> mold the sugar without it sticking to my hands?  I am using the cold mix
> recipe from the Good Hus-Wives Jewell and molding it has become a thorn in
> my side for which I can find no relief.  I am simply trying to create a
> setting for a table:  A large plate, a small plate, a bowl, a finger bowl,
> and a goblet.

Mistress Alys Katharine (who is on this list) is one of the SCA's foremost
experts on this art. Take a look at this file in the FOOD-SWEETS section
of my Florilegium for a number of her comments and suggestions on sugar-paste
art:

sugar-paste-msg   (77K)  9/30/98    Making sugar paste sotelties.
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Lord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris             Austin, Texas           stefan at texas.net
**** See Stefan's Florilegium files at:
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