CookieTwoShoes
November 20th, 2011, 08:23 PM
It worked GREAT!!!! :clap: Don't let anybody tell you otherwise!! I have been so skeptical about doing this, but was so tired of wasting icing and always starting coloring from scratch that I decided I had nothing to lose. So I took the plunge and was soooo glad I did.
So here's what ya do. After you finish with a set of cookies. Squirt out the remnants of each color into either a small rubbermaid type of plastic container and cover the top with either Saran wrap or waxed paper just to seal it off from the air, or put it into a freezer ziplock bag and squish it flat and throw into the freezer. Then the next time you need to mix up colors choose first from what you have frozen and set it out on the counter. It will come to room temp in about 15 minutes. Then stir it around your rubber spatula to get it all smooth and go from there.
Last week this saved me tons of time - and money. I was able to pull four of the six colors I need for a platter from the freezer. Three of the four were already great on tint - I just added some sifted powdered sugar to thicken up a bit for some details. The fourth color (a mossy green) I used for the base of another fall green. Then I used a large tub of frozen white to mix up my remaining two colors. No waste, faster mixing, and no having to whip up a fresh new batch just for a cup more short. And when I was finished I froze all the bits again. Easy peasey!
So here's what ya do. After you finish with a set of cookies. Squirt out the remnants of each color into either a small rubbermaid type of plastic container and cover the top with either Saran wrap or waxed paper just to seal it off from the air, or put it into a freezer ziplock bag and squish it flat and throw into the freezer. Then the next time you need to mix up colors choose first from what you have frozen and set it out on the counter. It will come to room temp in about 15 minutes. Then stir it around your rubber spatula to get it all smooth and go from there.
Last week this saved me tons of time - and money. I was able to pull four of the six colors I need for a platter from the freezer. Three of the four were already great on tint - I just added some sifted powdered sugar to thicken up a bit for some details. The fourth color (a mossy green) I used for the base of another fall green. Then I used a large tub of frozen white to mix up my remaining two colors. No waste, faster mixing, and no having to whip up a fresh new batch just for a cup more short. And when I was finished I froze all the bits again. Easy peasey!