Help Please Brain Fart! Senior Moment!

Decorating By cheffie Updated 22 Aug 2006 , 4:49am by nefgaby

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cheffie Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 12:55am
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Hello all,having a senior moment and have a question,I want to make animals out of fondant. Do I add gum tex to it to make it work better? I also have powdered vegetable gum if that would work better. icon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gif

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karateka Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 1:03am
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I think the gum tex would help it dry faster and harder. As for making it easier to work with, I'm not so sure it would help. Unless faster drying would be helpful in your case.....

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nefgaby Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 1:09am
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Gum-Tex not only makes them dry faster but also makes fondant more elastic and easy to work with. So gum-tex definetly, just remember the awfull taste of it... HTH

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coffeecake Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 1:14am
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I just finished two figures - added gumtex - easy to work with and they got nice and hard.

Does anyone one how long a fondant figure with gumtex will last? The person I made it for wants to keep it - was asking how to preserve - I did not really know.

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nefgaby Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 1:54am
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Yep, you can store them for years, really!! Just keep them in a box, away from dust. I have my first fondant flowers I made 4 years ago and still look great! Good luck!

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cheffie Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 2:20am
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Thank you all for the input. Will humidity affect them alot though? I am making characters and animals for my gingerbread village. Cheffie icon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gif

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nefgaby Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 2:38am
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Well, humidity does affect fondant, but if you keep them indoors with your A/C running in the summer time, they should be fine. Hope you meant humid weather...

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cheffie Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 11:06pm
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Thanks everyone for your help.Cheffie icon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gif

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emnjakesmom Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 11:13pm
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Cheffie- thanks for the laugh!! Your topic post cracked me up- and I really needed it today!!! icon_lol.gif

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cakemomne Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 11:22pm
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How much gum-tex to how much fondant (I'm assuming MMF will work) Wish I could claim a senior moment, I'm just dense!!
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nefgaby Posted 22 Aug 2006 , 12:05am
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Hi, I add to 1 1/2 lbs a 1/4 TSP of gumtex, this adds elasticity and helps dry a little faster, but you can add more if you want. HTH

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cakemomne Posted 22 Aug 2006 , 3:16am
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Great, thanks Nefgaby! I cannot wait to try making characters etc. party.gif

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sunlover00 Posted 22 Aug 2006 , 3:27am
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Would Meringue Powder do the same thing without the bad taste? I've never tried gum tex before....I was just wondering... detective.gif

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nefgaby Posted 22 Aug 2006 , 4:49am
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Hi Sunlover00, I don't think Merengue Powder would give you the same result as gum-tex, you want any gum type to get this results out of fondant. I just recently discovered, thanks to a very nice lady here at CC, that CMC or gum trag (a gum type) have a better taste. HTH.

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