[Sca-cooks] Re:sugarpaste was newbie and help needed

[johnna holloway]

If you will go to:
http://www.netcolony.com/arts/mkcooks/index.html
and click under articles you will find
Queen Alys's article on sugarpaste.
"SUGAR PASTE: A Cook's "Play Dough"
By Elise Fleming is also in Stefan's
Florilegium  and was reprinted as part of
Compleat Anachronist # 109.
See http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-SWEETS/sugar-paste-msg.html
for the comments on sugarpaste.
HRM Alys notes that she had managed to make
some goblets in one of the comments, although I'm sure that she
would tell you that flat plates and flatter
objects are easier. Weather is a big factor
when working with sugarpaste. If you mold on the
outside of the object also, that removes the problem
of getting the paste out of the glass or mold.
Yes you can paint on the paste. HRM has a scrapebook
of photos of objects she made and then decorated.
There are instructions in her article. [I find that
commercial food colors work best and present good
workable colors.] Some prefer to use period plant
coloring agents. See CA # 109 for more details.

Hope this helps--

Johnna Holloway  Johnnae llyn Lewis

anna lichorad wrote:
I have begun experimenting with
> sugarpaste working on some dishes, bowls, etc. I have managed to make the
> plates and bowls without any problem but I haven't been able to make a
> successful goblet. The dough either breaks or I can't get it out of the
> glass I have used as a mold. Any suggestions?? One other question, does
> anyone paint on the sugarpaste or do most people leave it as is? Thanks in
> advance.>
> Isbelot de Forenz
> (mka Anna Lichorad, MD)