Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2012 11:37:11 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> > wrote:
>
>> On May 14, 8:41 pm, (z z) wrote:
>>> How long has it been for you? I went to the circus last week and for $5
>>> I relished eating cotton candy on a paper cone. Haven't had it for
>>> 40yrs. It was as delicious as I remember.
>>>
>>> I received a fair share of dirty looks from parents who wouldnt spend
>>> that much money whose children saw me relishing mine and began to whine.
>>> $5 is awfully steep-sheesh it was $16 just to walk thru the gate. (I had
>>> the opportunity to get up close and personal with a tiger in his
>>> restrictive tiny cage 6feet away from me trying to get out of his cage
>>> silently...wow!)
>>>
>>> So it brings me to this question-have you ever made cotton candy (do
>>> tell) and while I know they sell an appliance for it, is it possible to
>>> make it stovetop?
>> You can't make it stove top, but you can rent the machine.
>
> Well. . . you *can*, but it isn't worth it. Just think fine
> croquembouche.

Hahaha. Mom and I went through a spun sugar phase, which involved
at least one croquembouche.
>
> Somebody *has* to have done it on youtube.
>
> Wow- I googled the machine instead. you can get a countertop
> machine for $30.
>
> Jim


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Jean B.