[Sca-cooks] Playing the Art Game Again

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Dec 1, 2006, at 2:02 PM, Susan Fox wrote:

> Stefan li Rous wrote:
>>
>> Is that paper clinging to the top and bottom of the candy/nut
>> confection on the left? Or some kind of icing/marchepane? I'd say  
>> paper.
>>
> Turron, still a Christmastime treat in Spain and Italy, is an almond
> nougat candy sandwiched between pieces of rice paper to keep it from
> sticking together in one ginormous mass.  Excellent way to remove a
> loose tooth.  <grin>

That's exactly what those look like to me (the grains look to large  
to be anything but nuts). As for the papery stuff, yes, rice paper is  
used today, as is a very thin wafer resembling a communion wafer,  
which appears to have been a frequently used solution in period for  
marzipan tarts, etc.

Adamantius




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