There is blogger or two out there not entirely thrilled with Sur La Table. The posh kitchen supply store may
have been responsible for firing a
blogger who wrote about Rachael Ray. But you will be thrilled to hear they carry silver dragees, those lovely
decorating balls covered with (gasp) a little bit of real silver.
I snapped this photo at the Portland, Ore. Sur La Table the day before Christmas. As Nicole noted in her post, the label clearly states "for decoration only." If you want to buy a bottle - not to eat, mind you - you may find them at a fancy-dancy kitchen store near you.
[Photo Sarah Gilbert]
Silver dragées are the little, jawbreaker-like balls that usually adorn gingerbread
houses or pastry confections in small, but beautiful numbers, particularly around the Christmas season. Their little
sparkle is like 
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