Do Some Of You Make Your Own Gum Paste?

Decorating By mrsfish94 Updated 12 May 2005 , 9:36pm by lovetobake

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mrsfish94 Posted 5 May 2005 , 6:19pm
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I was just wondering if that is something decorators do. I know it is probably a dumb question.

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Justcakes Posted 5 May 2005 , 6:21pm
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I do! I use Nick Lodge's recipe. thumbs_up.gif It's easy to make and makes wonderful flowers. The recipe is on his webiste http://www.nicholaslodge.com

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diane Posted 5 May 2005 , 7:41pm
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i have a recipe in the new cake book i bought. i wonder if his recipe is the same? icon_cool.gif i posted the recipe a few days back.

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diane Posted 5 May 2005 , 7:44pm
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where on his website is his recipe??? icon_confused.gif

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Justcakes Posted 5 May 2005 , 7:46pm
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Here's the direct link.

http://www.nicholaslodge.com/gumpaste.htm icon_biggrin.gif

HTH!

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diane Posted 5 May 2005 , 7:52pm
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thanks!!! icon_biggrin.gif
-the recipe i have doesn't require tylose...whatever that is icon_confused.gif
here's the easy recipe i have:

p1 pkg. gelatin
1/4c. water
1 tbs. light corn syrup
1lb. powdered sugar

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diane Posted 5 May 2005 , 7:53pm
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oh, i haven't tried this recipe yet...i will be doing that tomorrow because i have some time on my hands just to experiment and practice!! icon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gif

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Justcakes Posted 5 May 2005 , 7:56pm
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Tylose is great. You can order it from Nick's site and I know Sugarcraft and Global Sugar Art carry it too. The nice thing about Tylose is that you can use it to add to fondant for modeling figures (gives you a great wrok time and they dry hard which is perfect for figures). I know most people who do a lot of gumpaste work swear by Nick's recipe.

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diane Posted 5 May 2005 , 8:05pm
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i am going to try this recipe and see what the difference is. i live on the other
side of the world, so i have to order most of my stuff and the shipping charges are ridiculous...so i am gonna try this alternative, "easy on the wallet" recipe and see how it turns out. icon_biggrin.gif

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mrsfish94 Posted 5 May 2005 , 8:08pm
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Thanks for the info. I am going to try it myself. I haven't taken a class yet but I do have a book on how to. I figure I can try until a class opens up. I missed the last class by a few days. Oh well, sometimes we are a day late or a dollar short.

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lovetobake Posted 10 May 2005 , 1:06am
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Hi,

I have tried several times to make gum paste flowers and the gumpaste is always so dry and cracks. Not sure what happened. I think I will try one of the recipes you have shared and see what happens. If you have any other advice for working with gumpaste let me know.
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AngelWendy Posted 12 May 2005 , 9:41am
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Well, it does dry out very fast and you have to keep it under glass or plastic .. like about a minute and it's a solid object.. I had trouble with cracking on it, too. Some people mix half fondant and half gum paste to get stronger and more flexible decorations than just one or the other.

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lovetobake Posted 12 May 2005 , 9:36pm
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Hi,

Thanks for the tip. I will try that and see if it works.

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