CREOLE-ACADIAN:
A HAPPY MARRIAGE
American Indian, Black African, Spanish and French cultures all contibuted to these unique
Southern dishes
AUGUST 1985
Photo by Mary Eccher
FRENCH DOUGHNUTS
Barely tint white Fimo with a bit of yellow. Roll out on a flat surface to 1/8 inch thickness. with X-Acto knife, cut Fimo into squares about 1/4 inch on each side. Gently round edges on each square with fingertips. Bake as directed. Doughnuts are painted and sugared as follows: put doughnuts in in a paper cup and with a toothpick, drizzle a few drops of amber glass stain onto them. Then stir doughnuts until completely coated with stain. Immediately sprinkle on some baking soda for sugar. Put doughnuts on a piece of aluminum foil and let dry. Glue on platter.
CAFE AU LAIT
Mix resin as directed above but add brown and white opaque colors to obtain a light brown shade. Pour into cups. Allow to harden undisturbed overnight.
LITTLE EARS
Barely tint white Fimo with a bit of yellow. Roll out on a flat surface to a 1/8 inch thickness. Cut circles with 5/16 inch round Kemper cutter. Smooth edges of each circle with fingertips. Bake as directed. Paint with amber glass stain as directed for doughnuts above, but do not add "sugar." When dry, glue on platter.
For Praline sauce, first make chopped pecans by rolling thin snakes of transparent Fimo tinted slightly with ochre. Bake and chop into tiny pieces. Then mix very small amount of resin as directed above, adding amber transparent dye and a touch of black opaque color. Add chopped pecans to catalyzed mixture. With toothpick, drizzle some "Praline sauce" over Little Ears. Any remaining sauce may be poured into a small serving dish or "put up" in canning jars.
KING'S CAKE
Tint white Fimo with a bit of ochre. Roll a snake about 3/8 inch in diameter, and 2 inches in length. Form a ring by gently pressing ends together, being careful not to distort the shape of the cake. Flatten top of the cake slightly with fingertips. Bake as directed. Paint entire cake with amber glass stain to give it a "just baked" look. When dry, "ice" cake with white acrylic paint, and while paint is still wet, alternately sprinkle green, yellow and purple terrarium sand. When dry, glue onto cake plate.
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