sf wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:41:20 +0200, "Giusi" >
> wrote:
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>> "merryb" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> ...
>>> Sorry to bother , but do either of you, or does anyone know what
>>> powdered/ confectioner's sugar is called in Italian? My cousin Mario &
>>> his financee, Ely are visiting from Trento, and she loves cupcakes!
>>> She wants to know how to make frosting, and I don't know how to
>>> describe powdered sugar to her. Can anyone help me here? TIA!!
>> Zucchero di velo. It comes in tiny packages and is obscenely expensive.
>>
> Sounds like a good care package to send back with them!
>
>
Its possible to grind table sugar (with some added corn starch).

I used to love the looks and questions I would get from the customs
inspectors when hauling various bulky food items they weren't familiar
with to friends in various Asian countries.