[Sca-cooks] Re:The season ends softly!!

[Olwen the Odd]

Actually, if you add enough rosewater to marzipan you can bag and squeeze
it.  The mix has to be just right otherwise you get it too watery.  Doing
anything with marzipan to mix it or work a bunch of it causes the Popeye
effect with your forearms though.
Olwen aka popeye.
>
>I have seen "fake" embroidery done on cakes,
>although what I seem to remember is that they
>were using gumpaste or sugar paste to achieve
>the effect... I remember whitework that was
>white on white with cutouts and tiny tube royal
>frosting lines... I would guess the technique was
>Australian or South African, possibly British.
>Now whether or not you can get that look with
>marzipan or not???
>
>Johnnae llyn Lewis   Johnna Holloway
>
>Olwen the Odd wrote:>
> > Hmm.  Well, I suppose you could try...let's see...making a favor!  You
>could
> > make white marzipan and dye some black and perhaps some other colours
>and
> > make a "cross stitch" design on it.  That would fool em if you are known
>for
> > your stitchwork.> Olwen
> >
> > >Uhm....talented with blackwork maybe, or costuming (laugh), but not
>with
> > >marzipan....other than eating the stuff I got that's wrapped in dark
> > >chocolate (uhmmmmmmm).snipped.......    .So...I'm up for any
> > >suggestions from the Marzipan Goddess >--Maire
> >
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