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December 6, 2007 |

Marzipan Petit Fours and Nuts

Marzipan is a culinary paste created of ground almonds and sugar, which is then frequently sculpted into intricate shapes.

Food historians report that marzipan most likely originated in the Middle East and was introduced to Europe in the late Middle Ages. Documented in England as early as the latter part of the 15th century, the confection is also known as marchpane, martspane, mazapan or marchpan. Most likely the British borrowed the word from the early modern French word marcepain or the Italian marzapane.

The paste was first used to form subtleties, or detailed figures, of animals, men, trees, castles and other shapes. The figures made from sugar paste and jellies were presented at the end of each course of a medieval feast.

Germany, especially the city of Lübeck, represents itself as the “world capital of marzipan”. Initially used there for medicinal reasons, a decree first restricted its consumption as a sweet extravagance. It was not until much later, the 18th century, when marzipan became a popular confectionery good, even then reserved as a treat for special holiday occasions. In the 1950s, marzipan reached the status of an everyday confectionery item.

(From The History of Marzipan @ wisegeeks.com)

HOW TO MAKE MARZIPAN @ Ellen’s Kitchen

Pictures by: Bee
Camera: Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
Lens: 18-55 mm kit lens with closeup attachment
ISO: 400

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43 Comments so far

  1. shivapriya on December 6, 2007 5:07 pm

    One word “FANTASTIC”.

  2. Mamatha on December 6, 2007 6:35 pm

    Lovely!

  3. Mishmash! on December 6, 2007 6:42 pm

    Quite a novel idea of presenting the theme!!

  4. kribha on December 6, 2007 7:33 pm

    AWESOME! JUST AWESOME! :yes: Your entry is always unique.

  5. enjay on December 6, 2007 7:38 pm

    That is Lurvely.

  6. sugarlaws on December 6, 2007 7:44 pm

    gorgeous walnut! and the marzipan looks great. i could eat the whole chessboard!

  7. Namratha on December 6, 2007 8:16 pm

    Fabulous!! :bow:

  8. Suganya on December 6, 2007 8:31 pm

    Such a unique presentation. Beautiful!

  9. Nags on December 6, 2007 9:05 pm

    lovely pics. Have tasted Marzipan once but sure didn’t look this pretty :)

  10. evolvingtastes on December 6, 2007 9:30 pm

    O M G - This is fab!

  11. sagari on December 6, 2007 10:44 pm

    beautifullllllll pictures bee

  12. Miri on December 6, 2007 11:04 pm

    SO…who won, the marzipan or the nuts :tongue: :D

    Really amazing and innovative pic J&B, and the marzipan must have tasted pretty awesome too Im sure

  13. Nirmala on December 7, 2007 12:12 am

    The chess board looks fabulous. mmm… I envy u’re photographs. And this is added to my weekend trial. I bet my elder one will love this. bookmarked the recipe! Thanks Bee!

  14. arundati on December 7, 2007 12:55 am

    fabulous pics…………. ;;)

  15. VegeYum @ A Life (Time) of Cooking on December 7, 2007 1:42 am

    Fabulous photos bee. They look almost too good to eat.

  16. sandeepa on December 7, 2007 6:37 am

    Awesome

  17. Happy Cook on December 7, 2007 7:20 am

    wonderful pic

  18. lathanarasimhan on December 7, 2007 7:32 am

    :horn: :horn: The broken walnut looks great!

  19. shilpa on December 7, 2007 7:42 am

    That picture looks perfect….

  20. Laavanya on December 7, 2007 9:11 am

    Eye-candy for sure… :)

  21. Siri on December 7, 2007 9:57 am

    Rocking pictures Bee :yes: :horn:

    ~ Siri

  22. Manasi on December 7, 2007 1:50 pm

    :bow: :yes:

  23. Manisha on December 7, 2007 2:57 pm

    Lubec, Maine was named after Lübeck. :-D

    I don’t particularly care for marzipan but these ‘men’ look quite quite ravishing! :horn:

  24. Rajitha on December 7, 2007 2:58 pm

    love the presentation!! have heard and wanted to try marzipan..but…..should make it :)

  25. Cynthia on December 7, 2007 5:52 pm

    Outstanding Bee!

  26. Nags on December 7, 2007 6:49 pm

    I was wondering why I didn’t see you around my blog. So its not loading properly eh? I haven’t heard this problem from anyone else actually. But could be cuz of a couple of widgets in there. I also changed the template recently so could be that. Do try if you can quickly access my last post (chilly noodles). Thanks a ton for trying thrice :)

    NB: I love the new header. Only suggestion, using both caps and small case in the title words looks a lil ameateurish and doesn’t suit the style of your blog. All small case would look better, I feel.

  27. Srivalli on December 7, 2007 8:54 pm

    wow..beautiful picture! both the chess board and the pawns look great…..and new header rocks…great new look….:dance:

    but now i am confused..:ohno:.why is that off late you guys are going around with goat face..:cow:???…shouldn’t it be Monkey..you gotto stop confusing people like this :nono: :hammer:

  28. Deepa on December 7, 2007 10:22 pm

    Excellent One !!!!

  29. pelicano on December 8, 2007 2:31 am

    Dem’s real perty!

  30. Jyothsna on December 8, 2007 8:19 am

    Smart use of the chessboard!

  31. Shweta on December 8, 2007 10:52 am

    New look is great! Love the chess board :)

  32. Shweta on December 8, 2007 10:54 am

    Oops! pressed the return key too fast… Wanted to say - Love the chess board and of course the pawns! :) Did you guys play? :D

  33. Evelin on December 8, 2007 1:01 pm

    And as you were talking about Europe in the middle ages…our marzipan was quite famous too. The nowadays Estonian capital Tallinn was then called Reval and marzipan was probably first sold as a medicine. To heal headache, anxiousness and also…broken hearts! Doesn’t that sound romantic?

    With the arrival of Christmas I’m really looking forward to munching marzipan pigs and carrots… Thank you for the lovely pictures!

  34. Priya on December 8, 2007 6:13 pm

    The site looks AWESOME !!!! :yes: :horn: Gorgeous entry page, Love it J & B

  35. Siri on December 8, 2007 6:19 pm

    The new look for the blog is totally rocking.. Man, I love the ‘Random Read’.. I am BOWLED…. :horn:

    ~ Siri :love:

  36. neroli on December 8, 2007 7:09 pm

    Wow!
    Great changes—I’ve been away too long, it seems!
    Marzipan is always in the children’s stockings here. It seems so lovely for the holidays.

  37. shilpa on December 8, 2007 10:02 pm

    Wow…superb changes Bee & Jai…I loved the new avtaar :)

  38. Latha on December 9, 2007 7:21 am

    Lovely pics Bee! Very cool idea.. the chess board one!

  39. TBC on December 9, 2007 9:31 am

    Great new look! :)

  40. sunita on December 9, 2007 12:07 pm

    The new header rocks :yes:

  41. rina on December 10, 2007 8:17 am

    What a lovely, creative presentation that is. Totally bowled. :yes:

  42. Mansi on December 10, 2007 11:23 am

    wow, I am just loving your new site layout guys!! It is so simply amazing!!! great work!!

    As for this click, there could be no competition:) I seriously bow down to you :bow: you are truly an inspiration! I wish I could be half as interesting in my work as you guys are!!

    Again, great work, and keep it up!!

  43. Bri on December 12, 2007 1:11 pm

    I love the presentation on the chess board! Marzipan is one of my most favorite confections. The link you provided gave me so many ideas for marzipan treats. I totally want to do rose marzipan candies dyed with beet juice. Totally inspired. Thanks for helping me solidify my holiday gift ideas!

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