Perfidious Albion - Sweetmeat Making Workshop

SUGARPLATE: 1. Mix sugar and rosewater in a saucepan

3. Remove from heat, add a few drops of food colouring and pour onto a plate covered with icing sugar. Cut in to pieces about 1cm across.

2. Make into a variety of shapes.
Leave to dry in a cool place for several days.

2. Heat and stir until the mixture boils and becomes clear.
Be careful not to let it burn.

MARCHPANE: 1. Mix marzipan with food colouring.
Use both yellow and white marzipan with red and blue food colouring to get red, orange, green, blue, purple, yellow and white.