Marzipan shortage

Dotmatic

I haven't been able to get any marzipan for a couple of weeks,:eek: I went to a different supermarket yesterday and today and it's the same story - shelves empty of marzipan, have I missed something? The Tesco delivery driver informed me there was a shortage. Has anyone else had problems getting any?

(Sorry if this has already been mentioned, couldn't see it when I searched)

Stephen_Leak

Arrr. It be the great marzipan famine o' 2007, it be.

Pooky

Try Lidl - they normally have loads.

Paulie'sGirl

I make my own marzipan like my grandma taught me. Here's my recipe in case you can't find any:

450g Ground Almonds
225g Icing Sugar
225g Castor Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tbsp Lemon juice
1 tsp Almond Essence

Whisk eggs, almond essence and lemon juice. Stir in the sugars and almonds.
form the mixture into a ball with your hands, Knead well to a "marzipan smoothness. Wrap in grease-proof paper and refrigerate until needed.

HTH

PGxxx

nickiboop

You can buy it from supercook on-line !

free delivery over £15 I think

looby-loo_2

My husband will be pleased. He just doesn't see the point.

Penelope_Penguin

Dotmatic wrote: »

I haven't been able to get any marzipan for a couple of weeks,:eek: I went to a different supermarket yesterday and today and it's the same story - shelves empty of marzipan, have I missed something? The Tesco delivery driver informed me there was a shortage. Has anyone else had problems getting any?

(Sorry if this has already been mentioned, couldn't see it when I searched)

Interesting post - there was a *marzipan wanted* ad on Freecycle today :rotfl:

Penny. x

sandy2_2

Economical Marzipan
8 oz icing sugar, 2 0z each caster sugar and ground almonds
1 tsp. golden syrup, 2 drops almond essence, 1 egg white
Put everything into a bowl and mix together. Knead until smooth. Keep wrapped and chilled if you are not going to use straightaway

kippers

I got mine from Tesco last month, but i did notice they only had the ready rolled stuff which i had to settle on.

THIRZAH

I could only get the golden marzipan from Tesco last week-they didn't have the white but I thought it was just our branch of Tesco being their usual incompetent selves.They are always running out of things.

lavendergirl

I eventually managed to get some in Sainsbury's after forgetting to buy some extra when I iced the cake for sending out portions after my daughters wedding. Tried Asda, and Tesco. The usual disaster for both stores if you leave it too late.:o