My sister sent this photo of some marzipan pigs.
Almond paste confections taste good to me, but I know a lot of people who pass, no matter what shape or color the marzipan takes.
I’m sure you’ve seen fruits and vegetables, animals, or marzipan incorporated into a pastry at a bakery. Some people find it gross.
Marzipan at the Daring Gourmet recipe and history
Marzipan, yes or no?
This was taken at PNC Park last August at a Pirates Game. People at Work is an ongoing project for me and this is one from the archives.
The WordPress Weekly Challenge didn’t appear in my email today so am thinking of a word to go with this image. Any suggestions?
Not that one should consume any of this cotton candy confection, but I liked the photograph.
Wonder how heavy it is to carry that palette of cotton candy, so high in the air.
Found an article from Chicago- Behind-the Scenes Ballpark Jobs by Debra Auerbach which discusses food vendors and concessions. And Cotton Candy originated “at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair” says Kitchen Daily Blog where there’s a recipe.
Her friend Joanne brought these to Christmas dinner . Euthemia emailed me the photo of them and then I wrote back to ask if it would be okay to post. Directions below. Thanks Euthemia and Joanne. 
After the dinner plates were cleared at the neighbor’s house on Saturday night, Joaquin brought out a magnificent circular platter of Turrón. His mother had sent the assortment from Spain. It was a Christmas gift but fortunately for us it arrived in late January. There’s also marzipan with chocolate and a pineapple nougat on the plate, too. Sweet and a perfect finish. The area in focus is small, but you get the idea of the presentation. I should have photographed it afterward as it was about empty! Yum.
A Different Dessert
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Egg whites
honey
and loaded with almonds.
This version hard.
The Italian I ate at Christmas was soft.
Delicious!
Turrón dates back to at least the 15th century according to wikipedia.
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