Does one get only one kind of glycerine and is it edible?

When I found glycerine at last - in a pharmacy (living in a non-English environment in Europe at the moment) the lady behind the counter did not want to sell it to me after I described to her what I want to do with it (making fondant), which by the way I'm completely new to, but wanna try Michelle's famous fondant ...

Duplicate post, please also see:

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-562266-.html

HTH