valentine's day
wouldn't be complete
without a conversation
through
candy hearts
i remember the days
when hearts were carefully shared
making sure
i love you
didn't get inadvertently passed
to a
4th grade crush
also important
sharing only
the good flavors
anyone would shudder
to see
the object of her affection
chewing up and spitting out
her heart
ten years old
is too young
to fully understand
foreshadowing
this year
i am confident
that hubster
will appreciate
an
i love you
or three
in such flavors as
orancello
coconut
green tea
almond
anisette
coffee
and
vanilla bean
1/4 oz gelatin
1/2 cup water
2 tsp light corn syrup
2 lbs powdered sugar
cornstarch
flavorings
color
rubber stamp kit or food color pens
place water in a bowl and sprinkle gelatin over. let bloom. add the corn syrup and gently cook in the microwave until the gelatin and corn syrup have melted. do this in 20 second intervals. mix the gelatin mixture into about 2/3rds of the powdered sugar. knead with your hands, adding more powdered sugar as necessary until the dough is satiny and doesn't stick to the counter. divide the dough into 6-8 pieces, coloring and flavoring as desired. keep tightly wrapped in plastic wrap, as this dough will dry out quickly. keep some powdered sugar on hand, in case adding color and flavor makes the dough sticky.
roll the dough out and cut with small heart cutter.
place on a cornstarch dusted sheet pan and let dry a minimum of 48 hours.
when ready to decorate, use food color based pens, or brush food coloring directly onto a rubber stamp with the words spelled backwards. press the heart onto the stamp and let dry about 15minutes. you can also paint food coloring directly onto the heart as well.
i used this stamp set for most of mine
these are so much fun to make
i think
a robin's egg blue box
full of
marry me hearts
would be a darling
proposal
or
a love poem
stamped out
word by word
heart by heart
snaked down
the dining room table
as a simple but thoughtful
centerpiece
the possibilities are endless