Waterskiing Dolphins...

Decorating By jules06 Updated 27 Jun 2007 , 2:54am by jules06

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jules06 Posted 26 Jun 2007 , 1:28pm
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Hi icon_smile.gif I'm making a b/day cake for a friend in a few weeks & I'm making 2 dolphins pulling a male waterskier behind them ( don't ask !!! )
What I need are some ideas for making the rope thingy that they are pulling him with - the figures will be gumpaste..
I appreciate any suggestions , thanks icon_biggrin.gif

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Zahrah Posted 26 Jun 2007 , 1:42pm
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Licorice?

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Georgiared Posted 26 Jun 2007 , 1:43pm
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You might try looking to candy for ideas. Like Twizzler rope.

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jules06 Posted 26 Jun 2007 , 1:45pm
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I need it to be fairly thin - could I get licorice thin w/out it breaking ?
icon_redface.gif I don't know what twizzler rope is !!

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Georgiared Posted 26 Jun 2007 , 1:52pm
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I call it Twizzler Rope, I think it is an old name for Twizzler Pull and Peel.

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Zahrah Posted 26 Jun 2007 , 1:57pm
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Twizzler is licorice that has many 'strands' all fused together and you can pull one string off of the rest. But you can also buy string licorice in both black and red. It's fairly thin as is, though I can't tell if it's as thin you need it. But it's pretty sturdy and I wouldn't suspect you would have to worry about it breaking.

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mazz Posted 26 Jun 2007 , 2:03pm
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You could use spagetti (excuse my spelling). You could use the icing trick to ice the spagetti if you do not like the off white color.

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Zahrah Posted 26 Jun 2007 , 2:07pm
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Ooooh - good idea Mazz. It'd remain straight, unlike licorice.

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gakali Posted 26 Jun 2007 , 2:18pm
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You could even use real string or twine (I think it's called "jute"? - brown, kind of hairy, looks like real rope...). It would look authentic - just as long as no one tries to eat it! icon_biggrin.gificon_wink.gif

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jules06 Posted 27 Jun 2007 , 2:54am
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Thanks guys for all the great suggestions ! I was totally drawing a blank !!
I will try the spaghetti one & the "twizzler " ( I think I've seen something similar ! )
Will post photos when I'm done
Thanks again ! thumbs_up.gif

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