[Sca-cooks] Pulled sugar was Sugar Plate Again

[Sue Clemenger]

I couldn't either.
Oh, well....
--maire

Olwen the Odd wrote:
>
> I can't open this link damnit.
>
> >From: johnna holloway <johnna at sitka.engin.umich.edu>
> >Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> >To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> >Subject: [Sca-cooks] Pulled sugar was Sugar Plate Again
> >Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 21:44:24 -0400
> >
> >For photos of pulled sugar.
> >See--
> >http://www.notterschool.com/default.asp?page=hp
> >and look at the photo gallery.
> >I did some minor work with pulled sugar in December
> >when I did the dragon for the Red Spears feast. I did
> >"pulled sugar wings" to go along with
> >  a cast or poured sugar
> >body. Sir Hugh Plat includes recipes for molding a poured sugar
> >syrup as does John Murrell.
> >
> >My Italian materials on sugarworks are sitting in a stack
> >and sometime later this summer I will be doing some more
> >work with them. Earliest printed recipe in English for Sugarpaste
> >is that of Alessio which is 1558. The earliest Alessio in Italian
> >would be 1555, so that's probably the earliest printed recipe.
> >There is one 1525 work that contains confectionary recipes,
> >but I've not yet seen a copy and it's not been reprinted for
> >purchase. I've not seen any description that indicates that it
> >contains either sugarpaste or pulled sugar. One has to remember
> >that in order to have pulled sugar, they must have made the
> >transition from honey to sugar and figured out how to work with
> >boiling a sugar syrup. In any case you should start with
> >one of the best books on confections and sweets which is
> >Sugar-Plums and Sherbet by Laura Mason. Also see
> >her PPC 69 article which has the early English mss. candy recipes
> >in it. They date from the 15th century.
> >
> >
> >
> >Johnnae llyn Lewis   Johnna Holloway
> >
> >
> >
> >Lady Orlaith of Storvik wrote:
> >Okay so I have a question.  I've been trying to find the beginnings of
> >hard candy for making things like pulled sugar and I haven't had much luck
> >
> > > so far.  Does anyone have a beginning date for such things?  Or any
> > > suggestions on sources?
> > > Orlaith
> > >
> >
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