Posted by: Alysten on: November 30, 2011
The last few posts have been about the poured sugar projects I have been working on for our Yule event Dec 3, 2011. Many different things can effect sugar work. Humidity, stirring and undissolved sugar crystals getting into the mixture as it cooks. Even the best, most prepared cooks can run into problems when working [...]
Posted by: Alysten on: November 29, 2011
The piece for feast has been mostly completed. Depending on the weather, I will decide whether to pour a top coat or just leave it as is. It is pretty humid and the sugar is absorbing moisture. This is causing weeping and severe crystallization. This second piece is based upon our menu scroll for feast. [...]
Posted by: Alysten on: November 28, 2011
Boiled sugar is an amazingly temperamental and often persnickety thing. It goes through stages. First it comes to a boil and hangs out at about 220° F for several minutes. This first boil is critical. If you do not keep it off the sides, you will end up with crystallization. If you stir the boiling [...]
Posted by: Alysten on: November 16, 2011
I will be working on a 2 part sugar piece. Part 1 will be the ship, part 2 will be the castle. Hopefully both pieces will be completed by Yule, December 2012. But part 1 has a target completion date of Feb 11, 2012. If I try to recreate a navel/shore battle 1588 might be [...]
Posted by: Alysten on: November 14, 2011
Here are the class outlines for Fall RUM 2011. Period Gum Paste Feast Cooking Appliqués and heraldic garments
Posted by: Alysten on: November 11, 2011
Making progress. I am done enough for this weekend’s event. More will get added as time goes on.
Posted by: Alysten on: November 11, 2011
To make white Ginger bread. Take Gumma Dragantis* half an once, and steep it in rosewater two daies, then put thereto a pound of sugar beaten and finely serced, and beat them well together, so that it may be wrought like paste, then role it thin into two Cakes, then take a fewe Jordain almonds [...]
Posted by: Alysten on: November 9, 2011
I am setting out to make this dress: It will be a work in progress. I have the kirtle completed. I have most of the saia put together. I have all the trim ordered. I have a friend willing to do all the beading (I am not so much on the beading process).I already have [...]
Posted by: Alysten on: November 2, 2011
Later this month and in January, I will be embarking on 2 new sugar pieces, possibly a third (depending on when KQAS is being held). The first project will be a poured sugar “stained glass window” for our Barony’s Yule and 40th Anniversary celebration. We will be attempting to do a sugar paste leading and [...]
