On Sat 02 Apr 2005 09:26:47p, Mash wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> 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

I bet it did turn out beautiful, Mary. And it was certainly a labor of
love! Wow, 12 hours!


> 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
>> ____________________________________________
>>
>> Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
>> Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974
>
>



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Wayne Boatwright
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974