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Is there a substitution for glycerin?

post #1 of 12
6/17/08 at 1:20pm
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I really would like to make a different fondant and it calls for glycerin. I cannot seem to find it anywhere! So, does anyone know if I can substitute glycerin for something else?
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post #2 of 12
6/17/08 at 4:35pm
you can use vegetable oil.
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post #3 of 12
6/18/08 at 1:58am
Wilton do little bottles of glycerin
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post #4 of 12
6/18/08 at 2:05am
You can buy glycerine at the drug store or health food store. Sun Harvest sells 16 oz bottles for $9. You can also buy a 2 oz bottle of wilton brand at Michaels or Hobby Lobby for about $2.
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post #5 of 12
6/18/08 at 2:48am
Good Q, I can't find glycerin here either! icon_rolleyes.gif
So I could substitute all the glycerin in a fondant recipe for vegetable oil with no ill effects or taste? icon_confused.gif
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post #6 of 12
6/18/08 at 5:06am
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I did go to Michaels and they didn't have any. I live in a very rural area and we don't have a health food store and Rite Aid doesn't carry glycerin...I've been looking everywhere! And for Michaels I have to drive an hour to get there.....
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post #7 of 12
6/18/08 at 2:57pm
Question #1: Is it too late to order it from Wilton.com?
Question #2: Could I get that recipe from you? icon_lol.gificon_biggrin.gif Pleeeeeeez
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post #8 of 12
6/18/08 at 3:07pm
On a "tips" thread, I read that someone subs in corn syrup.
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post #9 of 12
6/18/08 at 3:12pm
you can find glycerin in the pharmacy aisle-- skin care products.


Also most recipes list it as optional so you can also try it without and see what you think.
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post #10 of 12
6/18/08 at 3:22pm
CORN SYRUP!!

It be used in place of glycerine for anything I have tried, and vice-versa. It's just a tiny bit stickier than glycerine.
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post #11 of 12
6/18/08 at 5:40pm
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Thanks!!!

oh and the recipe I want to use is Michelle Fosters delicious fondant.
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post #12 of 12
5/21/13 at 11:28am

Do you use the same amount of vegetable oil that you would have used glycerin? Plz respond asap.

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