Comments on: Marshmallow Labels… and a New BonBon Boy http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html In LA, but Still Exploring Desserts Thu, 17 May 2012 16:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20691 Nina Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:59:06 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20691 Thank you! My graphic designer designed the labels, but I found the packaging. Ideally, I'd have loved to hire a packaging person who knew what she was doing, but I just couldn't afford it. My #1 advice to people want to start their own food company is to find packaging immediately. It took me a long time -- I could have started selling them sooner if I'd known how long it would take, and mine was barely customized. And my marshmallows contain glucose, which can be made from corn or not. I use Caullet from France, which I am under the impression is made of corn, but non-GMO. I avoid Karo corn syrup only b/c it contains High-Fructose Corn Syrup. Thank you!

My graphic designer designed the labels, but I found the packaging. Ideally, I’d have loved to hire a packaging person who knew what she was doing, but I just couldn’t afford it. My #1 advice to people want to start their own food company is to find packaging immediately. It took me a long time — I could have started selling them sooner if I’d known how long it would take, and mine was barely customized.

And my marshmallows contain glucose, which can be made from corn or not. I use Caullet from France, which I am under the impression is made of corn, but non-GMO. I avoid Karo corn syrup only b/c it contains High-Fructose Corn Syrup.

]]> By: mindy http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20689 mindy Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:56:19 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20689 Hi Nina, Adorable marshmallow people. Do they (the marshmallows, not the people) contain corn syrup?? Whenever I make them I use corn syrup. Did you need to find a separate raphics person for the labels and the packaging or did your person design both. I am toying with the idea of selling some candy I make (will not compete with yours, promise), and need to find some graphics people. Good luck with the business!!! Hi Nina,
Adorable marshmallow people. Do they (the marshmallows, not the people) contain corn syrup?? Whenever I make them I use corn syrup. Did you need to find a separate raphics person for the labels and the packaging or did your person design both. I am toying with the idea of selling some candy I make (will not compete with yours, promise), and need to find some graphics people.

Good luck with the business!!!

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]]> By: Natalie http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20653 Natalie Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:40:13 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20653 BTW Nina, I was wondering if you could post some detail around the regulations you had to abide by in order to start a food business out of your home? If you have already posted, my apologies, I can do a search. BTW Nina, I was wondering if you could post some detail around the regulations you had to abide by in order to start a food business out of your home? If you have already posted, my apologies, I can do a search.

]]> By: Natalie http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20652 Natalie Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:37:03 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20652 Hey Nina...funny to me how I conjured up the vision of making homemade Hot Chocolate "mix" and homemade Marshmallows to give a Christmas gifts recently...I think it must have been a subliminal thought after visiting your website a while back. Tonight I shopped for all the ingredients but darnit, forgot to get some gelatin for the marshmallows, have to go back to the store tomorrow! I'm making three kinds: Vanilla, Coconut, and Chocolate Marble. If I get industrious, I'm going to do a Raspberry Marble too. Best of luck with your business....if my Marshmallow Making is a bust, I'll be placing an order sooner than I thought!! Natalie :) Happy Holidays Hey Nina…funny to me how I conjured up the vision of making homemade Hot Chocolate “mix” and homemade Marshmallows to give a Christmas gifts recently…I think it must have been a subliminal thought after visiting your website a while back. Tonight I shopped for all the ingredients but darnit, forgot to get some gelatin for the marshmallows, have to go back to the store tomorrow! I’m making three kinds: Vanilla, Coconut, and Chocolate Marble. If I get industrious, I’m going to do a Raspberry Marble too.

Best of luck with your business….if my Marshmallow Making is a bust, I’ll be placing an order sooner than I thought!! Natalie :)

Happy Holidays

]]> By: G http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20650 G Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:01:32 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20650 Thanks for the formula. I finished ACAP in March '05. Thanks for the formula. I finished ACAP in March ‘05.

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20649 Nina Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:17:56 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20649 Dreamsicle & Fattypr - Seriously, I'm in love with them, too... especially bashful Vanilla, who, if he were to speak, I can just hear saying, "Hello. My name is Vanilla..." all cute-like... or in FattyPR's case, "Will you marry me?" G - Thanks! :) You went to the CIA? I tend to remember 2:1 -- for 16 oz choc, 8 oz cream, 1 oz liqueur, and 1 oz glucose (optional). Maybe up the choc a little if you use all the liqueur (which makes strongly flavored truffles). Too tired to do the math now for your amount... :) Dreamsicle & Fattypr - Seriously, I’m in love with them, too… especially bashful Vanilla, who, if he were to speak, I can just hear saying, “Hello. My name is Vanilla…” all cute-like… or in FattyPR’s case, “Will you marry me?”
G - Thanks! :) You went to the CIA? I tend to remember 2:1 — for 16 oz choc, 8 oz cream, 1 oz liqueur, and 1 oz glucose (optional). Maybe up the choc a little if you use all the liqueur (which makes strongly flavored truffles). Too tired to do the math now for your amount… :)

]]> By: fattypr http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20646 fattypr Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:29:43 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20646 can i marry the vanilla marshmallow boy? i love him! can i marry the vanilla marshmallow boy? i love him!

]]> By: G http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20632 G Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:08:54 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20632 Cute lil' marshmallows! A favor: I have forgotten the CIA standard ratio for firm chocolate truffles flavored with liqueur, and my books/notes are in storage. I've got 1.25 lb semisweet--how much cream, and how much liqueur? I'm happy using extracts if you don't have the ratio handy. I do remember everything else about the truffle procedure. Cute lil’ marshmallows!

A favor: I have forgotten the CIA standard ratio for firm chocolate truffles flavored with liqueur, and my books/notes are in storage. I’ve got 1.25 lb semisweet–how much cream, and how much liqueur? I’m happy using extracts if you don’t have the ratio handy. I do remember everything else about the truffle procedure.

]]> By: dreamsicle http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20630 dreamsicle Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:17:35 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/12/12/marshmallow-labels-and-a-new-bonbon-boy.html#comment-20630 omigosh, the marshmallow "men" are adorable ... hopefully not so adorable that they deter me from eating them! they definitely bring me cheers. :) omigosh, the marshmallow “men” are adorable … hopefully not so adorable that they deter me from eating them! they definitely bring me cheers. :)

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