marzipan

     

Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar an ground almonds.

Trivia about marzipan

  • This confection of almond paste, egg whites & sugar is often molded into decorative shapes
  • Almond paste confection whose name comes from a Medieval Italian coin
  • This pliable mixture of almond paste, sugar & egg whites is often molded into fanciful shapes
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports.) Made from nut paste, it's the colorful confection seen here
  • The name of this almond paste confection is derived in part from an Italian word for "candy box"
  • There are almond cookies in the flavor called "Mission to" this confection