ALL ABOUT ROSES
Cooking with Roses
Making Gumdrop Roses
by Jolene Adams
Ingredients:
Confectioner's sugar
Colored gumdrops
Flatten gumdrops with a rolling pin on surface or sheet of waxed paper sprinkled with sugar.
Roll each piece until very thin (about 1/16-inch thick), turning frequently to coat with sugar.
Holding a flattened gumdrop at the center, overlap edges slightly to give a petal effect, pressing the piece together at base to resemble a rose bud.
For an open blossom, bend gumdrop petals outward from the center. Insert a small piece of gumdrop in the center with a wooden pick, if desired.
Use a wooden pick to attach flowers to a cake if necessary.
