How do I get the right color on the marzipan carrots?

Knead the marzipan paste with a little yellow and a little red coloring until you get a carrot color. If you want white roots, use plain marzipan the same way.

How do I shape the carrot?

First roll the paste into a ball, then roll it at an angle between your hands until it becomes cone-shaped like a carrot. Make lines across it with the back of a knife.

What is used for the carrot top?

A little green (green-colored marzipan) is set in the blunt end as the leaves/top.

Where does the recipe come from?

From Henriette Schønberg Erken's «Stor kokebok» (1914), page 629, in the chapter on confectionery and marzipan.

Marzipan Carrots

Marzipan carrots: marzipan is kneaded yellow-red, rolled at an angle into a carrot shape, marked with the back of a knife, and topped with green; white roots from plain paste.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 629 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Marzipan vegetables for the confectionery tray and as decoration; Erken also mentions white roots (parsley root) made from plain paste.

How to make it

1
Color the paste
Knead the marzipan paste with a little yellow and a little red coloring to a nice carrot color.
2
Shape
Roll the paste into balls, then roll them at an angle between your hands until they take the shape of carrots.
3
Mark
Make lines across the carrot with the back of a knife.
4
Top
Set a little green in the blunt end. White roots are made the same way from plain marzipan.

Changes from the original

Quantities estimated; modern spelling and separated steps.

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From1914 1949 Modernised

To1914 1949 Modernised

1949 (proofread, p. 759) → Modernised~70% of the text changedremovedadded

~~Marsipanmassen eltes~~ 250 g marsipanmasse. gul konditorfarge. rød konditorfarge (noen dråper). grønn marsipan eller angelika (til topp). Elt marsipanmassen med litt gul og litt rød ~~farve, trilles~~ farge til ~~kule, trilles derefter~~ fin gulrotfarge.. Trill massen til kuler, og trill dem så skrått i mellom hendene til ~~den~~ de får form ~~av en gulerot; merkes med~~ som gulrøtter.. Lag streker på tvers av gulroten med baksiden av en ~~kniv tvers over guleroten. Litt~~ kniv.. Sett litt grønt ~~settes~~ i den butte ~~ende.~~ enden. Hvite røtter lages på samme måte av ~~ufarvet~~ ufarget marsipan.

Note on Modernised

Mengder anslått; moderne skrivemåte og oppdelte trinn.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I get the right color on the marzipan carrots?: Knead the marzipan paste with a little yellow and a little red coloring until you get a carrot color. If you want white roots, use plain marzipan the same way.
How do I shape the carrot?: First roll the paste into a ball, then roll it at an angle between your hands until it becomes cone-shaped like a carrot. Make lines across it with the back of a knife.
What is used for the carrot top?: A little green (green-colored marzipan) is set in the blunt end as the leaves/top.
Where does the recipe come from?: From Henriette Schønberg Erken's «Stor kokebok» (1914), page 629, in the chapter on confectionery and marzipan.

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