An Improved Substitute or Product for Mixing with Icing Sugar for the Decoration of Confectionery.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 28th Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Substitute or Product for Mixing with Icing Sugar for
the Decoration of Confectionery.
I, ROBERT MCGHIE of 16 Chapel Street, Hamilton, in the County of Lanark,
North Britain, Wholesale Ornamental Confectioner do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention which relates to an improved substitute or product for mixing with
icing sugar for the decoration of Confectionery has for its object to supersede the
use of whites of eggs, and for the purpose of making up an icing sugar for icing and
piping all kinds of cakes or pastries, and confectionery where icing is used, whereby
the sugar is made shorter and stands up better for piping purposes.
To produce my Icing, I employ ground or pulverised gelatine which is mixed
with water and a little Vanilla sugar to produce a flavor. A good mixture of this
product for the purposes referred to can be made by, say, 1 lb. of gelatine to 10 pints
of water and flavored with a sufficient quantity of Vanilla sugar. The icing sugar
made by this powder is thoroughly beat up and keeps up a long time; it has not
the same tendency as Royal Icing made with whites of eggs, of going back again
and then requiring to be re-beat. This preparation also gives the icing the full flavor
of Royal Icing made with country eggs. The preparation will be a great benefit
to the trade. When dry and in its powdered state it will keep any length of time.
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Petitioner's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Substitute or Product for Mixing with Icing Sugar for
the Decoration of Confectionery.
I, ROBERT MCGHIE of 16 Chapel Street, Hamilton in the County of Lanark,
North Britain, Wholesale Ornamental Confectioner, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
This Invention relates to an improvement in icing for Confectionery and has for
its object to dispense with the use of whites of eggs.
In accordance with my invention 1 employ ground or pulverised gelatine which
is mixed with water and a little Vanilla sugar to produce a flavor. A good mixture
of this product for the purposes referred to, can be made by, say, one pound of
gelatine to ten pints of water and flavored with one pound of Vanilla sugar. In lieu
of gelatine, I may use any other equivalent gelatinous substance. The icing sugar
made by this powder is thoroughly beaten up and keeps up a long time; it has not
the same tendency, as Royal Icing made with whites of eggs, of going back again
and then requiring to be re-beaten. This preparation also gives the icing the full
flavor of Royal Icing made with country eggs, and when dry and in its powdered
state it will keep any length of time.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is -
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The improvement in icing for Confectionery, substantially as and for the purposes
bereinbefore described.
Dated this 7th day of November 1980
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.