Picture at right shows a cake using Marzipan fruit as decorations. This fruit is also boxed and sold separately as exotic candies. It is quite expensive, but Soooo good.

RECIPES

Add coconut and almond oil and you have an imitation flavoring, (scant drop). 81end.butter, syrup, salt and vanillar in large mixing bowl. Add sifted sugar all at once. Mix all together. Knead with hands. Turn out on board and continue kneading until mixture is well blended and smooth. Makes about 1 1/3 Ibs. Store in cool place. Roll into 1" balls and push into molds. Close molds, open and let fruit drop out.

Mix together with color well and knead like bread. Pack mixture into molds and clamp shut. Open and knock out. Roll the candy in the appropriate colored sugar or paint top with the green leaf as shown.

Add coconut to the colored fondant until the candy can be molded in your hand. Pack into mold, clamp shut and hold a moment. Open, invert and tap. Candy will fall out. Roll in sugar or paint.

Mix together and pack into mold, clamp shut, open mold—tap the mold and the candy will drop out into coating mixture.

Coating Mixture for HO-MADE MARZIPAN STRAWBERRIES
2 cups Macaroon Coconut
1 1/2 Tablespoons red sugar
1 1/2 Tablespoons Gelatin dessert (as for making J-ello-dry)
Roll candy in Coating Mixture, top with leaf or make your own using royal icing.