hi all,
i have been looking around for maraschino cherries with stems in order to make chocolates covered cherries, i have been looking in supermarkets and none of them seems to have any with stems selling...
Does any of you know where i can get them?

Also, im trying to follow this recipe [candy.about.com] but i am having trouble finding one of the ingredients...Invertase..what is this?

many thanks

Try Gilmours [www.gilmours.co.nz] They have Masterfoods Maraschino cherries with stem 2.2kg listed.

Otherwise Davis Trading Co might be worth a try (they have them listed) [www.davis.co.nz]



Oh, re invertase [kiwicakes.co.nz]




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/2012 09:44PM by J1.

It might be worth looking in a liquor shop as they are sometimes used in cocktails.

A specialist shop that sells chocolate making moulds/flavours should have invertase. (I have added it to chocolate centres.) You could try Candyland (near Gordonton in the Waikato) or Cake-bitz in Birkenhead, Auckland.

Invertase, probably invert sugar? Cake decorating supply places might be able to help? although "ase" usually indicates an enzyme doesn't it? Alcohol supply stores?

Ahh, ok, invertase is the enzyme that helps sugar to "invert".
I believe that maybe "isomalt" might be something that would work, Martin Bosley lists suppliers in the back of latest book I think (I would look but it is in a box prior to moving house in a few weeks).

[en.wikipedia.org]

As always Joe Pastry is my go to on technical bakeriestuff...
[www.joepastry.com]
I love Joe.

We have them here at Uncle Sam's.