Edible Perals

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GLORIA2005 Posted 24 Jun 2006 , 7:39am
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am makeing a wedding cake and I want to use peral and I was wondering were I could get edible perals in silver I seen them but there white?

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bbarnes Posted 24 Jun 2006 , 11:37am
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When I made mine, I used fondant to make the pearls and when they were a little dry I put them in a plastic bag with silver dust and shook them.

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ape Posted 24 Jun 2006 , 11:56am
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There are many stores that sell them online as well in different sizes and colors.

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projectqueen Posted 24 Jun 2006 , 1:08pm
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You can make them quite easily out of MMF (marshmallow fondant) and they stay soft inside and taste really good!

Once they harden up a bit, you can roll a bunch of them in a small bowl with some silver dust and voila, you will have delicious silver edible pearls!

And, as a bonus, they are very inexpensive to make!

Good luck!

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dodibug Posted 24 Jun 2006 , 1:17pm
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I think you are thinking of dragees. If you do a google search you will find many on-line places that sell them. I know sugarcraft.com sells them or you can make a version of your own like others suggested. They won't have the same shininess but will still be pretty.

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projectqueen Posted 24 Jun 2006 , 2:22pm
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Dragees are pretty but they are so hard they can break your teeth! I personally would always hesitate to use those for fear of that.

You're right, though, the fondant pearls would have a more subtle silver shine.

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heychele Posted 24 Jun 2006 , 2:46pm
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If you have the time they ARE great made out of mmf. That's what I used on my christening cupcakes, I accidently uploaded them into the baby shower section!
Anyway I usually make them while I'm watching something on tv so it seems to go faster. They taste much better than the hard ones and you don't have to worry about anyone breaking a tooth!

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Kellie1583 Posted 24 Jun 2006 , 2:54pm
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All of the silver dragees that I have seen say that they are non-edible, for decoration use only.

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Kellie1583 Posted 24 Jun 2006 , 2:56pm
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http://www.earlenescakes.com/prlinstruct.htm
That's where I went to learn how to make them.

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Kellie1583 Posted 24 Jun 2006 , 2:59pm
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Dragees (pronounced "Dra-jeys") are those little metallic balls that we all remember on holiday cookies. They are safe to eat, but should be removed before serving because of the real metal coating. (That means they won't hurt you if you eat them, they do have a sugar center, it's just that the FDA has recommended that they are for decorative use only, and they are technically not a food item).

That came from http://www.thebakerskitchen.com/CAKE_SHOPPE/Sugars/Dragees/dragees.htm which is also where you can order tem from. HTH

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