[Sca-cooks] sanding sugar?

[Stefan li Rous]

Kiri commented:
> We may use some heart shaped pastry bits to
> decorate th edge of the top of the pies....hmmmmmm...and I have some
> red sanding sugar....hmmmm...brain starts spinning again!
We've talked about different types of sugar, both American and English 
before, but I don't remember "sanding" sugar being mentioned. What is 
it? Colored sugar near the consistency of regular granulated sugar? Of 
confectionary sugar? The later would seem closer to beach type sand, 
but...

Stefan
(or maybe this is for buffing your cake to a high shine...)
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