In the aftermath of candy corn-making this weekend, I was washing and putting away our silicone baking mats. They’re a bit of a pain to store - don’t want to stay rolled up, and they’re rubbery, so it’s hard to slide them into boxes or bags. We’ve been rolling them up, securing them with clothespins, and shoving them underneath the rotating tray in our corner cabinet.
Not ideal, but it works. As I was putting them away, I thought of an easy improvement that the Glowforge makes possible. After about 3 minutes in Inkscape and 4 minutes on the laser I had these:
Nice solution! Simple, easy and effective. I’m also kinda freaked out by homemade candy corn! What, I didn;t know there was such a thing!?? It sounds amazing! Got a pic of the final product so I can drool?
I love what you came up with…with the rings. Good thinking! I’ve often used paper towel tubes or oversized cardboard tubes from other things to store rolled things like this.
There is a cooking specialty store close to us and my wife came home one day with a tub (butter bowl sized) of the inside stuff of Mounds bars…Nougat? Maybe…any way, OMG!, who would have known such a thing didn’t just fall down from heaven?!? Yum!
I imagine the difference is similar to the difference between store bought marshmallows and homemade ones. I made the Alton Brown marshmallows last year for Christmas and they were delicious.
They’re just all around better. Smoother, creamier, and vanilla-er. Of course you could add any flavorant you wish, which I may try next time. Maybe red-and-green with chocolate/mint for Christmas?
