[Sca-cooks] Playing with Marzipan....

[Olwen the Odd]

>>Half and half almond paste and powdered sugar.  I add a little >rosewater
>>if needed or a little more sugar to stiffen it.
>>Olwen
>
>Needing a little clarification here -
>
>"Almond paste" ie you crush the whole almonds and end up with a combination
>of the meal & the almond milk OR ???
>
>(and thanks to the list - I now *know* why the store bought marizipan
>(odessa ? brand) is sooo unlike what I was expecting!
>
>:-)
>
>Mari
>(very excited about this topic!)

It's nice to see you are excited.  Shall I reproduce the Marzipan codpiece?
Just kidd*ing.

The almond paste I buy in 7 pound cans contains pureed almonds, almond oit
and some sugar.  To this I mix in 7 pounds of powdered sugar.  The end
result is laughable.
Olwen

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