Recipe - Marzipan Fruit

8 ounce Almond paste
2 One fourth cup Confectioner's sugar
1 Egg white; beaten lightly

* Blend the almond paste and sugar together. Add enough egg white to create
the consistency of modeling clay.

BANANA Color the marzipan light yellow and roll it into the banana shape.
Dissolve cocoa in a little water and, with a small paint brush, streak the
fruit with brown lines.

APPLE Color the marzipan light green or green yellow. Shape into apple
shape and make an impression on top with a chopstick. Finish the apple with
a brown stem and a green leaf (made of marzipan)

STRAWBERRY Color the marzipan red and shape it into a strawberry. Roll the
berry in granulated sugar. Make the hull with green marzipan.

ORANGE Make a smooth ball of orangecolored marzipan; then press a piece of
paper towel against the sides to create the texture of orange skin. Push a
whole clove into the stem end of the orange.

This recpie makes one fullsized fruit or eight miniatures. Using
chopsticks or toothpicks help the modeling process. Paste food coloring is
the best, though liquid works o.k.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini