Help, My Gumpaste Getting Drops And Holes!!!

Decorating By ds Updated 6 Jan 2007 , 10:47pm by peg818

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ds Posted 6 Jan 2007 , 12:53am
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Can somebody please help me out with my recipe for gumpaste???

When i make a gumpaste figure and i keep it in a shoebox, then after two months it will be as if there is water on it. I can't use it anymore and i have to throw it away. icon_cry.gif
Is there something wrong with my recipe??????
My teacher says she never had it, but i get it every time.

This is the recipe what i use to make gumpaste of.
1/4 cup water
1 envellope gelatine
1 lbs. icing sugar
5 drops lime juice

I really hope somebody can give me an advice about this. Or even better maybe you can help me with an other recipe for making gumpaste.

Dewi

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ShirleyW Posted 6 Jan 2007 , 1:03am
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Dewi I have never made gumpaste without adding egg whites. I don't know if that is the problem, or if it is humidity. Here is Nicholas Lodge's recipe, I like it very much.
http://www.nicholaslodge.com/gumpaste.htm

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ds Posted 6 Jan 2007 , 1:36am
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thank you, i think i am going to try this recipe.

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Crimsicle Posted 6 Jan 2007 , 2:06am
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There's no "gum" in your gumpaste. That recipe is not like any I've ever seen.

I was going to suggest Nicolas Lodge's recipe, and I'm glad to see someone else already did. So, I'll second the motion. His recipe is wonderful! Tylose makes a much stretchier gumpaste that can be rolled very, very thin. And, it dries much stronger than other recipes I've tried.

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ds Posted 6 Jan 2007 , 6:25pm
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I bought today gum tex, i hope it is the same as tylose. On our island you can not buy tylose. And it's difficult to buy something from America, because i don't have a american creditcard.
Well i am just going to try this out,
thanks for responding

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Crimsicle Posted 6 Jan 2007 , 8:52pm
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Gumtex will be just fine. Then, if you find you like working with gumpaste, do yourself a favor and order some tylose. You'll be amazed at the difference. It is really nice to work with.

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peg818 Posted 6 Jan 2007 , 10:47pm
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i see your in the carribean, so perhaps this is a humidity thing. I would say instead of a shoe box, what if you let your piece dry throughly, then pop into a plastic sealed container, with a silicone pack for the moisture.

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