Somebody help me!! Does anyone remember those little silver balls from back in like the 80s-90s that you used to decorate cookies with??? Like for christmas you would put these lil silver balls on your christmas cookies? I hear somewhere that hey stopped making them because of an ingredient, but I have seen them in magazines since then. I have seen them a lot in magazines. So what is the deal where are they? What are they called and HOW DO I GET SOME????
2006-07-14 10:57:29 · 9 answers · asked by mangomegan 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Dragees are a french confection to be used as "decoration only" because, per the FDA, they contain trace amounts of metal (ie: silver). They are, however, considered non toxic. Although people do consume them in some parts of the world, it's recommended you remove them before eating confections.
Silver, Gold, and Pink, Yellow, Blue and White Pastel Colors Dragees in various sizes:
http://www.candylandcrafts.com/dragees.htm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers the metallic-finish dragées to be inedible. Early in the 20th century, the silver finish may have contained mercury (it does not now). The sale of these dragées was banned for some time. Now, these dragées are sold with a notice that they are for decorative purposes only. However in other countries (including the United Kingdom) they are classed as food items.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragees
2006-07-14 11:13:44 · answer #1 · answered by Swirly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're called dragees and come in all sorts of colors. A quick search online will yield many results where you can buy them if you can't find them in grocery stores. I'd also recommend Michael's....they seem to have an aisle dedicated to decorating cakes.
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=silver+dragees&fr=FP-tab-web-t400&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8
2006-07-14 18:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by KH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are called dragees or those little silver balls. The San Francisco Chronicle had an article saying that merchants were afraid to sell them in California because of a lawsuit claiming they were toxic. (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/12/23/MNGS03SUEM1.DTL)
PattyCakes seems to sell them over the internet (http://shop.pattycakes.com/sapphire/items.asp?cc=SPRI-SPR&CartId={20D904A1-130F-4F34-85A1-1E70444196C2})
2006-07-14 18:14:53 · answer #3 · answered by Creeksong 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are called Dragees. Go to Sugarcraft.com to get them. They come in silver and gold
2006-07-14 18:04:40 · answer #4 · answered by Just Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like everyone's calling them dragees.... If it were up to me, I'd visit a local cake decorating shop in your area and see if they have them?
2006-07-14 18:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by loving father 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what their called but you can buy them at the grocery store in the baking aisle. They come in spice bottles like the other decorations.
2006-07-14 19:51:22 · answer #6 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ingredient was actually silver. I thought they were still available.
2006-07-14 18:03:08 · answer #7 · answered by marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are called dragees and some fancy shops still have them.
2006-07-14 18:00:48 · answer #8 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, they made them with uranium and...heh...got caught.
Silver balls....la la ... silver balls....
It's Christmas time, in the city.. la la la....
2006-07-14 18:01:29 · answer #9 · answered by http://fuelthearmy.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋