Subj : Tea time
To   : Denis Mosko
From : Ardith Hinton
Date : Tue Mar 02 2021 22:52:16

Hi, Denis!  Recently you wrote in a message to Alan Ianson:

 AI>  Marshmallows are a confection made with (mostly) sugar,
 AI>  water and gelatin.

 AI>  They make a nice treat but I wouldn't eat too many of
 AI>  them. ;)


           Agreed.  I eat perhaps one or two a year, unless called upon to make an ambrosia salad... which the local deli will gladly provide if they don't run out of it before I get there.  We use the full-sized version only when we're on a camping trip & our daughter insists on 'smores cooked over the fire....  :-))



 DM>  ;() Russian make a nice threat mostly with water and
 DM>  gelatin.


           Alan said "treat"... not "threat".  These are different words, which have different meanings & are also pronounced differently.



 DM>  But they make it on last step with a bit little sugars
 DM>  ("pudra") on top (from/by opening hand with "pudra").


           I'm curious about the meaning of this word in Russian because of its similarity to "powder" in English & to "poudre" in French.

           I imagine you're referring to what we'd call powdered sugar or icing sugar or confectioner's sugar.  In English, the adjectives refer to the size of the sugar particles... is that what you have in mind?  If so I can relate.  :-)




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