Where can i purchase those little silver dragee's??

Question

You know, the little silver candies that you see on cookies and cakes, I understand they don't sell them in the cake/decor isle anymore because they are coated with real silver and are not FDA approved for eating........so what section of store can i find them in and why do we still eat them??

wow, all those years as children eating dragee's......and no health problems, i think i will still eat 'em :)

Answer 1

I have found them in Michael's and the Wilton Cake store. There still around and my neighbor said she got some from the baker at the store. Cant see why you couldn't order them.

Answer 2

You won't find them in California just like you said they are considered dangerous and not FDA approved.

http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/flowers/dragees.htm
Dragees: Gold, Silver and Copper, from the ICES newsletter 7/04:
We're reading lately that silver, gold Ind copper dragees are to be used as `decoration only" because, per the FDA, they contain trace amounts of metal (ie: silver). Although people do consume dragees in some parts of the world, some culinary professionals are recommending they be removed before serving, selling or eating any confectionary treat garnished with them.

Federal and state authorities list silver as toxic at certain levels. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declared dragees as nonedible and re-quires jars to carry labels saying they're "for decoration only."

Recent lawsuits in California have settled out of court, but the result is that wholesalers and even Internet suppliers won't sell in California.
Just a "heads up," folks; you might want to be careful with dragees!

http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/flowers/sprinkles.htm