[Sca-cooks] Sugar Plate - gelatin vs Gum Trag...

[Johnna Holloway]

Robert Downie wrote:

> drakey2 at iinet.net.au wrote: With Sugar Plate, what are the 
> advantages/disadvantages between using Gelatin and Gum Traganth and 
> are there any other agents that can be used and the relative merits of 
> them...
>
Cost and supply. Some people can get gum trag easily. Others can't.
How authentic must it be?
As Faerisa mentioned tylose or CMC is another that pops up. I think it all
depends on how long the objects are to last and what the weather is like.
Periods of rainy weather and high humidity don't help.

Johnnae