Thanks for the link. Wish I knew about this site because I made 75 gum
paste roses for my parent's 50th anniversary cake. It took 12 hours
work, hey I'm slow, but the cake turned out beautiful.

Mary

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 01 Apr 2005 11:45:00p, Katra wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > In article >,
> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri 01 Apr 2005 11:16:33p, Katra wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >>
> >> > In article >,
> >> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Fri 01 Apr 2005 10:03:58p, Katra wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >> >>
> >> >> > In article >,
> >> >> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> On Fri 01 Apr 2005 09:24:06p, Katra wrote in
rec.food.cooking:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p...sc/candyflrs.h
> >> >> >> > tml
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Anyone ever tried this?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Back in 1963 Gourmet published "Gourmet's Menu Cookbook"
that
> >> >> >> contained a recipe for a wonderful chocolate cheesecake that
was
> >> >> >> to be decorated with candied violets. Failing a source to
buy
> >> >> >> them, I undertook to make my own. The results were
wonderful;
> >> >> >> the process tedious. Since then, when I've made the
cheesecake,
> >> >> >> I've managed to buy the candied violets.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Sounds wonderful! :-)
> >> >> > So where does one purchase candied violets???
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> I found a baker's supply shop that sell's at least 8-10 types
of
> >> >> candied flowers. I think the prettiest are the candied
pansies.
> >> >
> >> > Ah. Lucky dog!
> >> > That sounds lovely for cake decorating!
> >> >
> >>
> >> This is an excellent online source, albeit expensive.
> >
> > Uh, link please? :-)
>
> Oops, sorry. http://tinyurl.com/54ej5
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
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