Peach pits (was Re: SC - Baked apples)
harper at idt.net
harper at idt.net
Fri Oct 20 20:34:25 PDT 2000
And it came to pass on 20 Oct 00, , that Olwen the Odd wrote:
> So tell me, are you making your own molds?
I only have one. I made it of Sculpey, which is a bakeable polymer
clay. It's non-toxic, though not recommended for food use. I
wouldn't use it for a goblet, but it doesn't seem that a few seconds
contact with each pit is likely to have Dire Results. However, I
have commissioned a potter to make me one or more molds from
earthenware, and when I have those -- probably next month -- I will
discard the old mold.
If you have access to a potter (or even just access to a kiln), it
should be pretty easy to make a mold. Press each side of a
peach pit into two separate blocks of clay. Remove carefully. Fire
the mold. There has also been some discussion on this list about
other modern mold-making materials. Liquid latex was one, I think.
>I have never used (or heard of) sanders. Is it a liquid?
As I think someone has already expalined, it's an odorless powder,
made from sandalwood. It looks like paprika. You can get it from
the Pepperer's Guild. I suspect Francisco Sirene would also sell it.
If you have to substitute food coloring, use a dark red, and use a
paste coloring, like they sell for cake frosting.
Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
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