Sugar Board The Netherlands 1900s Reverse carved wood 12 × 8 3/4 inches Front half of sugar mold Two-sided mold made 3-D sugar figures, called suikerbeesten or sugerbeasts, a simple clear hard candy. Not all were animals, some were Sinterklaas and other figures. Sugarbeasts used to be a traditional Sinterklaas candy, but are now rare. Click for cookie made in sugar mold front half
Front half of sugar mold
Two-sided mold made 3-D sugar figures, called suikerbeesten or sugerbeasts, a simple clear hard candy. Not all were animals, some were Sinterklaas and other figures. Sugarbeasts used to be a traditional Sinterklaas candy, but are now rare.
Click for cookie made in sugar mold front half