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Jackie
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Wed Jul 14, 2004 8:10 pm |
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Fresh Flowers on your Cake? make sure they are safe!
Click here for a list of non-toxic flowers to garnish your cake.
Which flowers are the safest? The answer is twofold. First, no flower is safe to eat or use on or near food products unless it has been organically grown. This means no chemical herbicides or pesticides have been used on or around the plant. Rose fertilizers that contain systemic toxins are included in this category, as are any fertilizers of the weed-and-feed variety.
This also means that edible flowers that are brought home from nurseries and garden centers are not safe to eat or use on or near food products unless they have been grown organically or sustainably (without toxins).
Secondly, for some people, eating pollen can trigger allergies or even asthma. To be safe, remove the pollen-bearing parts of each edible flower (the pistils and stamens). The sepals or calyx also should be removed from all flowers except the viola-violet clan (pansies, Johnny-Jump-Ups, violets and violettas).
That said, quite a number of flowers common to vegetable beds and ornamental borders are both lovely to look at and tasty to boot.
 Post any questions or comments on using flowers on your cake here |
Last edited by Jackie on Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:37 pm; edited 4 times in total |
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cali4dawn
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Joined: Jun 29, 2004
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Location: High Desert, California
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Thanks for posting this, Jackie. Many people don't understand about flowers being toxic. I just wanted to add one more point:
If you are using flowers that you did not grow and are not sure how they were grown, make sure they have not been treated with chemicals. This includes non-toxic flowers. Many florists and nurseries treat the flowers so that they last longer once cut. These flowers can not be used on a cake. |
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tika
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Thanks for posting that. I have a wedding cake to do at the end of this month (it's my first). The picture the bride showed me has roses on the cake, but I've decided to just use royal icing flowers, because I didn't want to take any chances. |
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JPark
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Location: Louisiana,
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I am doing a large (8 tiered) wedding cake next week. Not only will this be the largest cake I've done, but my main concern is that the bride wants fresh roses (150 in all!). I'll be taking the proper precautions to ensure food safety, but my question is how long with the roses stay fresh once they are on/around the cake? The reception room will be air conditioned, which I know will help, but since this is the first time I've used fresh flowers, I have no idea how long they will stay fresh. Help!
All posts welcome or email me at JParker145@aol.com |
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vie
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Hello everyone,
I just got an order for a wedding cake and she wants to use Tulips. Now I have looked all over and it doesn't say if they are edible or poison. So now I am not sure what to tell the customer.
Does anyone have the answer?
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Lisa
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Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:19 pm |
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As long as they haven't been treated with pesticides, tulips are edible. |
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twindees
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Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:29 pm |
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This is very important info.
Thanks |
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vie
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Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:18 pm |
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Thanks Lisa. I guess I will have to call the flower shop to find out. |
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Lisa
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You're welcome  |
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cakefairy18
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lotsoftots
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Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:52 am |
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Thank you! Personally, fresh flowers on a cake is my all time favorite look--but safety first! Good to know! |
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LittleBigMomma
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cakebybek
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Sat Dec 03, 2005 7:14 am |
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Yes Thank You for the info!!!!!! |
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whtrbbt420
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:29 am |
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My wedding is in July, and I would like to have Calla Lilies on my wedding cake. They wern't on the list of edible flowers, so I have to ask. Are Calla Lilies safe to put on my cake? |
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edencakes
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Sorry, calla lilies are toxic and not safe to come in contact with anything edible. You can always make some gumpaste ones, though! |
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