[Sca-cooks] pressed sugar

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Jul 31, 2009, at 7:57 PM, Marcha wrote:

> When my sons were little (my youngest is soon to be 40) I would at  
> Easter time, make them pressed sugar eggs. Yes, some even had a  
> diorama in them. what can I tell you, I'm German.  My question is:  
> is pressed/molded sugar period?
>
> Thank you,
> Bertha

I believe it's Hugh Plat (17th century England) who gives us some  
pretty detailed instructions for casting objects in boiled sugar syrup.

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