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Parrothead Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 (edited) Here is some information about dragees that you might find interesting. And to answer your question, no I would not eat the metallic coated dragrees if there was no ingredients list on the container. I do allow nonpareils though as they are mostly sugar and starch. This thread at Chowhound might interest you too. Edited December 10, 2010 by Parrothead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I've eaten those before on cookies & cakes; I didn't know they had any "controversy" attached to them. They're just another kind of 'sprinkles' to me. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I've eaten those before on cookies & cakes; I didn't know they had any "controversy" attached to them. They're just another kind of 'sprinkles' to me. :) :iagree: I had no idea they were supposedly "inedible." weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 We grew up eating them in the olden days. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinakel Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 We grew up eating them in the olden days. lol Bring back the olden days! When kids sat where and as they wished in the car(or not!), when we ate whatever we wanted without any social ramifications whatsoever! Life was so much more simple then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeTea Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 We grew up eating them in the olden days. lol Me too. They were hard as rocks and didn't have any discernible flavor. I'm not sure why I bothered, other than they looked so cute on the little frosted Christmas tree cookies each year. Really? They're labeled not edible? I'd let a kid try a few if they showed up as sprinkles on someone's cookies. I doubt anybody would want many of them. Most of us got over them real quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I think I cracked a tooth on one once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 According to wiki they are listed as edible in most countries. If you ate them every day it probably wouldn't be good for you, but a little probably won't hurt. I have definitely eaten them. Bring back the olden days! When kids sat where and as they wished in the car(or not!), when we ate whatever we wanted without any social ramifications whatsoever! Life was so much more simple then. When I was 13 my family was in a car accident. Two of my younger sisters had been sitting in the back of our station wagon. My youngest sister hit the dome light of the car and required 60+ stitches to close her head up. I think requiring kids to wear seat belts is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I loved those things when I was a kid just for the crunch they gave to the cookie. I always chose the ones with the most silver dragrees! I wonder if I've been damaged by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwjx2khsmj Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 We grew up eating them in the olden days. lol You aren't alone. I've eaten my fair share of dragees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I discovered this when I lived in CA about 15 years ago and wanted the silver & gold dragees to decorate a gingerbread house. You could not buy them anywhere! :glare: Now I buy the unfinished white dragees and shake them in a bag with luster or pearl dust. The dusts go a long way and last forever so they're worth it to me, especially since I decorate a lot a cakes and cookies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Not little balls, but much of the Indian sweets I consumed in college was covered in thin silver or gold foil (at least I hope it was those metals and not something more sinister, LOL). I'm still alive.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Of course I've eaten edible ball bearings :) Wink wink DW fans. Seriously, I grew up eating them. Great Christmas cookie memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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