@NOMI Wish I could help, but I rarely use meringue powder. I hope someone else will chime in.
I too would love to buy it in bulk again. I bought a 15 pound box of Henry & Henry in 2014. However, it is no longer available. Have not been able to find CK or Fat Daddio's in bulk. I end up purchasing 10 (12 ounce) boxes from Amazon!
NOMI, you and I are pretty close to one another, I'm in Canfield. I don't know if you located a source for bulk meringue powder but I buy 10 pound cases of Linnea's from Sugar Shack Too on Main St in Mineral Ridge. I think the last one I bought was around $75. I buy 1000 sheet cases of full sheets of parchment paper from her too and cut them in half so I get 2000 sheets for about $40. It's a great shop, very nice people to work with.
Henry and Henry was my favorite bulk meringue powder. I always had great results. I have tried CK, Americolor, Wilton and Creative Cookiers meringue.
It has been frustrating finding the same consistency I got with Henry and Henry. Plus, they all seem to take longer to dry than Henry and Henry or Wilton. I do like the flavor of these brands but I don’t like the drying time.
I also do not use corn syrup or a glacé icing.
When using Henry and Henry I used:
5 Tablespoons
2/3 to 3/4 cups of water depending on humidity
2 pounds of powdered sugar
any suggestions to get a fluffy white icing that is not like toothpaste consistency starting out more like Henry and Henry or Wilton with these other brands?
Nicole’s Confections posted:Henry and Henry was my favorite bulk meringue powder. I always had great results. I have tried CK, Americolor, Wilton and Creative Cookiers meringue.
It has been frustrating finding the same consistency I got with Henry and Henry. Plus, they all seem to take longer to dry than Henry and Henry or Wilton. I do like the flavor of these brands but I don’t like the drying time.
I also do not use corn syrup or a glacé icing.
When using Henry and Henry I used:
5 Tablespoons
2/3 to 3/4 cups of water depending on humidity
2 pounds of powdered sugar
any suggestions to get a fluffy white icing that is not like toothpaste consistency starting out more like Henry and Henry or Wilton with these other brands?
Sorry, can't help here - I make my icing from scratch most of the time.
Julia M. Usher posted:Nicole’s Confections posted:Henry and Henry was my favorite bulk meringue powder. I always had great results. I have tried CK, Americolor, Wilton and Creative Cookiers meringue.
It has been frustrating finding the same consistency I got with Henry and Henry. Plus, they all seem to take longer to dry than Henry and Henry or Wilton. I do like the flavor of these brands but I don’t like the drying time.
I also do not use corn syrup or a glacé icing.
When using Henry and Henry I used:
5 Tablespoons
2/3 to 3/4 cups of water depending on humidity
2 pounds of powdered sugar
any suggestions to get a fluffy white icing that is not like toothpaste consistency starting out more like Henry and Henry or Wilton with these other brands?
Sorry, can't help here - I make my icing from scratch most of the time.
Though I imagine all you need to do is to reduce the initial water added in order to minimize drying times.