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Default What do you call those molded sugar decorations that people puton cookies, etc.?

On Jul 3, 3:36*pm, "Christopher M." > wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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> > On 7/3/2012 12:34 PM, Christopher M. wrote:
> >> Pastillage is a sugar-based dough according to this page.
> >>http://www.pastrysampler.com/Questio...pastillage.htm

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> >> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

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> > My guess is that you could make your own by mixing plain old granulated
> > sugar with some egg white to make a powdery mix. Pack into a mold and let
> > dry. You'll get some goofy sugar decorations which are similar to sugar
> > cubes. You could also use a gum paste recipe. It's kind of hard to figure
> > out what you're looking for cause you're kinda vague.

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> I like this lobster decoration:http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/cookie-face-lobster
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> W. Pooh (AKA Winn


It's royal icing. No molding involved, it's done freehand.