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Vases, Baskets, and Other Ornamental Objects, Cast in Rock Sugar

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Vases, Baskets, and Other Ornamental Objects, Cast in Rock Sugar

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Soak the plaster of Paris mould in cold water for 3 hours.

  2. Drain the mould pieces for 5 minutes, then assemble and tie securely with string.

  3. Place the mould on a hot baking plate.

  4. Prepare the rock sugar as directed in the previous recipe.

  5. Pour the sugar into the mould and hold a hot shovel on top for 2 minutes to prevent deflection.

  6. Once set, carefully remove the mould pieces and shave off any discolored parts.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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