The curatorial assistant in the kitchen (and the crafts corner)
December 18th, 2003
Over the weekend, I decided to experiment with candy making in hopes of creating wonderful holiday treats for all of my co-workers and friends. My early attempts were not so successful. (Who could have guessed that cats are attracted to corn syrup and peppermint oil?) But, my last attempt–a peppermint bark recipe, courtesy of Martha Stewart Living–turned out well . . . too well, perhaps.
Yesterday, I distributed the bundles of confectioneries, wrapped in pieces of fabric originally chosen for a belly dance costume I never made. Within hours, everyone was raving about the candy treats. And, based on some of the surreptitious snacking that I have observed, it seems that these treats are not just tasty but a bit addictive.
I thought that the bark was good but not spectacular. I was more proud of my handmade gift tags. Of course, these were not ordinary gift tags but gift tags in the form of miniature Japanese sewn binding (fukurotoji) books. Not bad for a project started in the middle of the night.
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1. j | December 18th, 2003 at 6:26 pm
I’m trying hard not to picture the cats helping you make peppermint bark, but it isn’t working. I don’t even want to think about kitty footprints in bark or trying to get peppermint oil and corn syrup out of fur.