Rosin taken when melting it. It is soluble in alcohol, ether, benzene and chloroform. Rosin consists mainly of abietic acid, and combines with caustic alkalis to form salts (rosinates or pinates) that are known as rosin soaps. In addition to its extensive use in soap making, rosin is largely employed in making varnishes (including fine violin varnishes), sealing wax and various adhesives. It is also used for preparing shoemakers' wax, for pitching lager beer casks, and numerous other purposes such as providing backing surfaces to tin ware, copper ware, or even silver and gold vessels when embossing or engraving them (its
Merveilleux (cake) "magnificent" for praline. He also used names derived from the association of the word "merveilleux" with French fashion of the late 18th century: Sans-Culotte for caramel. His "Incroyable", which uses speculoos cream and white chocolate shavings, translates as "unbelievable" but is also a term paired with "merveilleux" in French fashion. In various French provinces, the "tête de nègre", "boule choco", "boule meringuée au chocolat" or "arlequin" uses chocolate butter cream in place of whipped cream and the cake is completely surrounded by chocolate chips and takes the shape of a ball. Merveilleux (cake) The merveilleux (marvelous) is a small cake