Lovestodream: Gumpaste Swan

Friday, December 31, 2010

Gumpaste Swan

How to make a gumpaste Swan cake topper
tutorial
http://www.sifbeth.dk/swantut.html

Quote by~Marcus Aurelius
"Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life."

Facts
Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab.
A queen bee uses her stinger only to sting another queen bee.
More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to
manufacture automobile bodies.
Spiders have transparent blood.
Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in dim light or are placed in a
body of running water, such as a stream.

Tip
Window blinds
Just put on a white cotton glove and moisten the fingers in a solution made
of equal parts white vinegar and hot tap water. Now simply slide your fingers
across both sides of each slat and prepare to be amazed.
Use a container of clean water to periodically wash off the glove.

Recipe
Rum balls
http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Rum-Balls
2-1/2 cups crushed vanilla wafers (about 75 wafers)
1 cup ground pecans
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons HERSHEY®’S Cocoa
1/4 cup rum
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons water
Additional confectioners' sugar and/or crushed vanilla wafers
a large bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, pecans, confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Combine the rum, honey and water; stir into crumb mixture.
Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in additional confectioners' sugar and/or wafer crumbs. Store in an airtight container.
Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.

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