re: [lace-chat] shortbread recipe

2005-10-31 Thread Martha Krieg
Yes, our icing sugar has cornstarch in it too - that's what gives it that silky feel when you rub it between your fingers, and what makes it thicken up instead of just turning to syrup when you add milk or water to it for a glaze. -- -- Ma

Re: [lace-chat] shortbread recipe

2005-10-31 Thread A & Y Farrell
> and bit of icing sugar worked in are the only ingredients. Not sure about > US icing sugar, ours has cornstarch added to it. In Australia we can buy icing mixture which has cornflour added or pure icing sugar which is powdered sugar. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace-chat] Re: shortbread recipe

2005-10-31 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Oct 31, 2005, at 20:07, Martha Krieg wrote: Yes, our icing sugar has cornstarch in it too - that's what gives it that silky feel when you rub it between your fingers, and what makes it thicken up instead of just turning to syrup when you add milk or water to it for a glaze. Hah! That expl