tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4969033913812822945..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The history of ornamental confectioneryMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62395631397195579622019-11-10T14:25:14.542-06:002019-11-10T14:25:14.542-06:00Very smooth and not oversweetened marzipan is a tr...Very smooth and not oversweetened marzipan is a treat. Can be discovered in various animal and other shapes at your premium confectioner's. :)<br /><br />Cf. coconut Easter eggs--the confection from Hell.<br /><br />Lurker111<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30179707001224119152014-07-02T07:59:30.992-05:002014-07-02T07:59:30.992-05:00Decorative food goes back quite far, though decora...Decorative food goes back quite far, though decorative meat was more common for much of that history.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EntremetAritê gunê Akasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03619166885106439477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-90693574956934706872014-07-01T19:46:29.319-05:002014-07-01T19:46:29.319-05:00Good find. I've added the link to the post. ...Good find. I've added the link to the post. Tx.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48606266339625911952014-07-01T17:38:10.574-05:002014-07-01T17:38:10.574-05:00This page mentions an English cookbook from 1747 a...<a href="http://www.coquinaria.nl/recepten/08.6bhistrecept.html" rel="nofollow">This page</a> mentions an English cookbook from 1747 as the source for the hedgehog cake recipe. The book was reprinted in 1995.Sylviahttp://www.sylviawenmackers.be/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52845576859599600282014-07-01T17:25:37.235-05:002014-07-01T17:25:37.235-05:00Our local bakery (Ghent, Belgium) sells hedgehog-f...Our local bakery (Ghent, Belgium) sells hedgehog-formed cakes, both in single-portion sizes and larger ones to share. I assume that the recipe comes from the same origin: spikes and center have a lot of almond too. Here, the pastry is covered in chocolat first, so it is brown and the spikes stand out more. Tastes great, by the way! :-)Sylviahttp://www.sylviawenmackers.be/noreply@blogger.com