Non-Chemical Edible Gold Leaf (Gold beating)

[dandan123]

Greetings everyone! I was wondering what your take is on the gold beating process (mechanical hammer beating gold within layers of paper). Does anyone know exactly what type of paper is used in between the gold leafs during the beating process ? I have done research and have come up with nothing specific. I am concerned about any inherent plastic/chemical residue that can be added to the gold and cause allergies.

So if anyone knows the standard papers involved in the gold beating process, please enlighten me. Thank you

 

[MysticColby]

well, for starters, not everything that you think is gold leaf actually contains gold. 'metal leaf' is one such example.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldbeating
They used to us ox intestine. now they use Mylar.
apparently, other materials it can come in contact with include: parchment paper, gypsum, metal rollers.

 

[patnor1011]

Who in his right mind will ingest sheet of metal? No matter how thin, it still is metal.

 

[etack]

ell, for starters, not everything that you think is gold leaf actually contains gold. 'metal leaf' is one such example.

While this is true in the GL the put in food will be gold this is because people rarely have a gold allergy but they might have other metal allergies.

You can buy Gold Leafed chocolate covered strawberries around some holidays if you look in the right candy shops.

I think Martha Stewart had this in one of her book on christmas decorating. (please don't knock Martha I love her work) 8)

Eric

 

[MysticColby]

http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/shit-gold-pills

gold can be safely ingested by most people. It'll just go straight through you, like fiber.

 

[etack]

http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/shit-gold-pills

gold can be safely ingested by most people. It'll just go straight through you, like fiber.

Oh my. Thats real something. 8)

Eric

 

[Woodworker1997]

Septic tank mining! :lol:

Derek.

 

[etack]

I was talking to a sewer guy this weekend about that. He is incharge of a treatment plant around here.

Septic tank mining! :lol:

Derek.

Eric

 

[MysticColby]

hehe, I thought this was the right crowd for that.
"afterwards you can even sell your gold chocolate extract to those cash for gold jewelers." I could just imagine that now. careful which refining jobs you take!

 

[etack]

I wonder what would happen if you ship it off to them. it would be funny if they paid well for it. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Eric

 

[butcher]

Incineration and a good fume hood, are important in this business.

 

[bswartzwelder]

Wouldn't recommend ingesting Calcium, Sodium, or Lithium in its base metal form, no matter how thin it's been rolled out.

It would take an awful lot of "gold plated" chocolate covered cherries to get a return.

 

[Woodworker1997]

http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/golden-opulence-sundae.jpg

$1000.00 ice cream sunday. 23K gold leaf.

Derek.

 

[etack]

It would take an awful lot of "gold plated" chocolate covered cherries to get a return.

It still would be funny to send them what they payout :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:


Eric

 

[patnor1011]

Their payout was always shi!!y anyway.