I'm a little confused with decorators glitter. I have all these little pots of glitter that cost over $10 each (in Australia) and I've just noticed theyre non toxic but not edible. Why are we paying so much for this glitter that isn't edible when I could get a kilogram of the same colour from a craft shop. Is there something special about this decorators glitter that makes it easier for cakes?

You can't use this decorator's glitter on cakes in the UK. It is not edible.

Not sure you can find this in Australia, but Wilton makes edible glitterhttp://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=36A607AB-1E0B-C910-EA8977647A58A212&fid=36A60819-1E0B-C910-EAAE4C2FF5609C49)

and pearl dust (http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?sku=pg_pearldust)

Hope that helps!
Sugar Baby @ sugarbabybakes.blogspot.com

Rae- I've never understood this either & don't use it.

Ever heard of Julie Bayshore? She sells edible glitter at her web site, I believe it's called sugarart or something like that. We use it at the Bakery.

I'm sorry, but I've seen Julie's product and I firmly believe it to be DISCO DUST. It looks and acts the same way. I know what she says--and I know what her website says--but I think it's inaccurate. I see no ingredients list for the product.

This stuff originally came by way of a British company called, "Edable Art"--the company's founder's name is "Ed"--and people thought it meant that it was "edible". It's not--it's only non-toxic.

Edible glitter is made from gum arabic--a food product--and therefore has "ingredients".

I would love nothing more than to be proved incorrect. Everyone would like to find a product that is as sparkly as disco dust, but is actually edible........

Rae