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sewingsuz 02-28-2017 06:00 PM

Easter Eggs that you look in and see small easter items.
 
Do they make these anymore? I always wanted one. I think they are made of sugar that is spun.

Prism99 02-28-2017 06:16 PM

You can make these yourself using pressed sugar. Here are some how-to websites:
https://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/panoramic-easter-eggs/
https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-mak...er-eggs-520328

And here's a website that sells them:
http://www.sugareggs.com/index.html

lynnie 02-28-2017 06:29 PM

i remember them too, i had a few and they were so pretty.

cashs_mom 02-28-2017 06:32 PM

I had one of those! I hadn't thought about that in years.

Anniedeb 02-28-2017 06:45 PM

Yes!! I remember them...they used to be so pretty! We would "save" them until they got brittle and dusty and crumbly!!

gramajo 02-28-2017 07:07 PM

When I was a kid, I always wanted one, but never got one.

marilynr 02-28-2017 08:18 PM

I still have one. It is very pretty; a gift from someone who did make it for me.

sewbizgirl 02-28-2017 08:53 PM

Those were my favorite things at Easter! I think I only got one once. They still had them in England when I visited at Easter time a couple of years ago. So pretty! Over there they don't do "bunnies", just eggs. Every kind of eggs.

tesspug 03-01-2017 12:04 AM

My aunt, mother and I made them one year when my aunt was taking cake decorating.. You make a top and a bottom from sugar and egg white if I remember correctly. Then we piped frosting grass and flowers in the bottom half and put in tiny plastic bunnies. More frosting glues the two halves together, with flowers on top and around the hole and the seam. I had them for years.

salemrabbits 03-01-2017 06:11 AM

I have one that is over 50 years old! I am a young 62, a neighbor made them for all four of us for Easter...wonder if the sisters still have theirs? Mine is in my china cabinet, it's a bit faded- but still very pretty.

toverly 03-01-2017 06:34 AM

I made those when I was into cake decorating. They are a lot of fun to make. Sugar and water combine like wet sand, they are molded allowed to dry outside a little then scraped inside to create the cavity and dried completely. The decorations I used were piped out of royal icing and it was used as glue also. Food coloring created the colors. They will last as long as they stay dry.

carolynjo 03-02-2017 11:13 AM

My niece made them by blowing out the egg's contents through a pin hole and then cutting an oval hole with manicure scissors. They were beautiful.

Cindy B 03-02-2017 12:19 PM

My mother made them from real eggs and cards. She also made them for Christmas, birthdays, valentine's day, etc. she has been dead for 5 years and I treasure all the ones that I have and put them out and think of her. I cry when one breaks.

LenaBeena 03-02-2017 12:22 PM

Oh, memories! Still have one from my brother and it's at least 50 years old. I keep it wrapped securely and then get it out every Easter to enjoy.

willferg 03-02-2017 05:06 PM

We used to get those when we were young -- I loved them. I had one for the longest time, but I'm not sure I still have it. I think I managed to find them for my kids when they were little, but even then they were hard to find.

VernaL 03-02-2017 06:06 PM


Originally Posted by sewingsuz (Post 7774810)
Do they make these anymore? I always wanted one. I think they are made of sugar that is spun.

I think See's Candies in Calif. still makes them, but they are pretty expensive, but they are really nice. I have made my own also with a mold and colored sugar. They aren't hard to do, but take time to dry.

sewingsuz 03-03-2017 07:29 PM

Thanks everyone, I don't have one but I am going to check out see's.

Prism99 03-03-2017 10:08 PM

I looked at See's online, but they seem to have only chocolate eggs.
http://www.sees.com/home?gclid=CNn-r...FQEaaQodD0QPMQ

The Vermont Country Store has these, although they are not as detailed as I remember:
http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/s...ugar_Egg/62277

Found this one on Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/5129896...FRKewAodUUsMCw

And there are even some on Amazon!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...&condition=new

debbieoh 03-07-2017 04:18 PM

I used to make them to sell. alot I would use a photo of the child the egg was for. It was a blast to make. Sold a few hundred in my time, YEARS ago LOL!!! Forgot all about them will have to go thru all my boxes for cake decortating and find the plastic egg molds.

K-Roll 03-21-2017 01:12 AM

I think I want to try this. When I was young, my grandmother made them for my siblings & I every year. We adored them, and she made such intricate scenes. Of course we destroyed them by eating them...this is something I've never attempted. I'll have to get the plastic egg molds though. I would love to make these for my little neighbor girls.
Thanks for the memories!


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