By Alma Lach
Published 1974
To make decorations stick, Put the little food pieces into cooled, liquid gelée and then, using the tip of a paring knife, lift them out and place them where you want them on the food. Have your design in mind before placing the gelée-dipped food, since to move it would leave its “foodprint” in the Chaud-Froid. Once the food is decorated, brush decorations and the food with cooled gelée, refrigerate until set, and then give the food a second coat of liquid gelée. Use an artist’s paint brush number 8, or feather brush so that the design will not slip under the weight of the brush and the gelée. This final coating of gelée will keep the decorations from drying out and give the food a showcase appearance.
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