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I want to make fondant icing. What's corn syrup (sirop de maîs?) and where do I find it? Any other advice gratefully received.
Helen
I want to make fondant icing. What's corn syrup (sirop de maîs?) and where do I find it? Any other advice gratefully received.
Helen
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http://www.grouprecipes.com/100523/easy ... icing.html
Try this Helen. I would imagine you may be able to buy the liquid glucose in the pharmacie. Failing this I think I have seen ready made fondant icing at the Asian Centre, Mas Guerido. Good luck.
Try this Helen. I would imagine you may be able to buy the liquid glucose in the pharmacie. Failing this I think I have seen ready made fondant icing at the Asian Centre, Mas Guerido. Good luck.
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The best place to get correct answers about food, this Cooks Thesauraus (sp?) always gives a good response.
This is what I found:
http://www.foodsubs.com/Syrups.html
Within this site I found that honey is also close to what you need.
I always remember that my wife has used simple syrup (listed in this link) but it's mostly water and sugar.
Hopes that this works.
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The best place to get correct answers about food, this Cooks Thesauraus (sp?) always gives a good response.
This is what I found:
http://www.foodsubs.com/Syrups.html
Within this site I found that honey is also close to what you need.
I always remember that my wife has used simple syrup (listed in this link) but it's mostly water and sugar.
Hopes that this works.
Blackduff
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You can make a tasty fondant icing wth marshmallows. http://allrecipes.co.uk/m/recipe/25045/ ... icing.aspx
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SueSue wrote:Trouble is Blackduff if Helen is making white fondant icing the honey will tint it. Corn syrup is available on Amazon UK.
Read the whole link I listed. I mentioned that earlier within the Cook's Thesauraus said the honey is close but the link I should gives many more ways of skinning this rabbit. The Simple Syrup probably would work for what Helen wants though-two parts sugar and one part of water.
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This is the specific note from the link I've shown:
light corn syrup = light Karo syrup Equivalents: One cup = 8 ounces) Notes: Light corn syrup is used to make everything from candy to fake blood at Halloween. Substitutes: dark corn syrup (more pronounced flavor) OR simple syrup (make with 2 parts sugar and 1 part water) OR golden syrup OR honey
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light corn syrup = light Karo syrup Equivalents: One cup = 8 ounces) Notes: Light corn syrup is used to make everything from candy to fake blood at Halloween. Substitutes: dark corn syrup (more pronounced flavor) OR simple syrup (make with 2 parts sugar and 1 part water) OR golden syrup OR honey
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Sue, where did Helen say that she needs "Dark Corn Syrup" in her post? In any case, the dictionary gives the way to use the dark version too.Sue wrote:How I read it sugar and water could replicate dark corn syrup but not the clear which Helen would require. I could be wrong. Very often am!!
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WOW ! You HAVE gone to a lot of trouble, Kitchen Gods and Goddesses! Thank you so very much. The sites mentioned also led me onto eHow Foods which show a) how to make corn syrup and b) what to substitue it with. There's a very easy recipe using cream of tartar. Again, very many thanks. Success (or otherwise) will be published anon
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