tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post3203236562114722390..comments2024-02-11T09:28:28.294-08:00Comments on Atlas Quest: Gingerbread Barn, Part IIRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-20799396561236913682009-12-19T23:15:48.678-08:002009-12-19T23:15:48.678-08:00Well since you don't plan for anyone to eat th...Well since you don't plan for anyone to eat the barn, it shouldn't matter if you are using colored paper. But if you were, the colored paper can bleed ink and the ink isn't very healthy to ingest.<br />I would also think brown paper is thicker and sturdier than most wrapping paper, too...so it won't shred or become weak once you handle it and it becomes damp from the icing and deocrations.<br /><br />I meant to say in the next post that the idea to use brown sugar as a base was brilliant!<br /><br />Good thing ants aren't around during the winter, though.<br /><br />But you still might need to call pest control. That's a very lage spider you've got there. gah!<br /><br /><br />~Lisa<br />Twinville TrekkersLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-44247634450509283132009-12-19T15:35:00.961-08:002009-12-19T15:35:00.961-08:00I'm thinking your book is a couple decades old...I'm thinking your book is a couple decades old? "Brown paper" is something most people had on rolls--used to mail packages and cover school books--and also readily available by using the inside of a brown grocery bag (before handled ones) which everyone had in large quantity. So, it's not the color they wanted, it was an item everyone would have had 'back then'.<br /><br />~~Doublesaj~~<br />who know about OLD things. . .Rabid Quilter from Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838215045002688885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-12638484593636132682009-12-19T09:17:57.140-08:002009-12-19T09:17:57.140-08:00Somehow, painting the gingerbread different colors...Somehow, painting the gingerbread different colors seems wrong -- almost like cheating. I guess I'm a traditionalist....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-32477745377632691992009-12-19T06:33:18.560-08:002009-12-19T06:33:18.560-08:00You would thin the wilton paste with a bit of vodk...You would thin the wilton paste with a bit of vodka or real clear vanilla. It dries much faster than water and you would use less food coloring. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-72930117977410244432009-12-18T23:51:17.200-08:002009-12-18T23:51:17.200-08:00Brown paper hasn't been printed with ink of qu...Brown paper hasn't been printed with ink of questionable safety.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394998270504896122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-20449894880300380122009-12-18T21:58:39.966-08:002009-12-18T21:58:39.966-08:00I think you should name the spider "Barney&qu...I think you should name the spider "Barney".<br /><br />-wassamatta_uwassamatta_uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042228727563698834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-21707701182144205562009-12-18T21:38:20.262-08:002009-12-18T21:38:20.262-08:00I agree with Nitrocat, as I was going to suggest W...I agree with Nitrocat, as I was going to suggest Wilton coloring. Possibly even thinning the paste with more red liquid food coloring, or dying the gingerbread the color before baking... Very well done so far. I look forward to Part IIITarte N Tiresnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-12332427631149123492009-12-18T20:56:45.097-08:002009-12-18T20:56:45.097-08:00But where'd the cow go???
(I know... cows go m...But where'd the cow go???<br />(I know... cows go moo) Hope to see tomorrow!!Fluffy Cownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-84307164337003172492009-12-18T19:46:35.092-08:002009-12-18T19:46:35.092-08:00I have food coloring paste readily available, but ...I have food coloring paste readily available, but it seems hard to "paint" with the paste. Much too thick. I'll be using the paste in the icing, though, when it comes to coloring the icing so it doesn't thin it out too much.<br /><br />Different products, different uses. =) I really needed a dry product for this purpose but just didn't have one. *shrug*<br /><br />The spider is my helper. It doesn't have a name, though. =)Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-90399581640306961082009-12-18T19:44:32.457-08:002009-12-18T19:44:32.457-08:00Who's the spider - Charlotte? Jonah's Whal...Who's the spider - Charlotte? Jonah's WhalersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-47929461701629402402009-12-18T19:36:59.994-08:002009-12-18T19:36:59.994-08:00For next year...Wilton makes a food coloring paste...For next year...Wilton makes a food coloring paste which is much more concentrated than the regular liquid food coloring. It would probably work very well for painting gingerbread and require a lot less water. You can usually find in about anywhere Wilton products are sold.<br />SStacy Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251777017462533341noreply@blogger.com