[Sca-cooks] Fwd: Marzipan

[Elaine Koogler]

What about something like a European equivalent of blueberries?  The color
would be somewhat purpley, but it might work if watered down enough.  You might
also check a recent Compleat Anachronist on coloring food...our very own Dame
Alys Katherine and Cindy Renfrew wrote it!

Kiri

Olwen the Odd wrote:

> Good day all.  I am forwarding part of a message from a friend in Germany.
> She has a question.  Anyone have any suggestions?  Frankly, I can not
> imagine the taste of cabbage flavored marzipan.  Uck.
>
> Olwen
>
> >From: "Martina Furtak" <Tina_Marcellina at web.de>
> >Hallo Olwen,
> >I started making Marzipan myself and doing a lot of funny things with it.
> >But I have the problem, that I need a period possibility of blue
> >food-color. Do you know one? The best I could find was a kind of thick tee
> >of  blue cabbage, but I'd rather like something better, at least tasting
> >ans smelling better ;-).
> >I have to do the arms of a Barony in Marzipan to the end of this week :-S
> >
> >Hope you have a idea
> >Let the sun shine for you
> >Marcellina
>
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