It's one of those movies I can watch over and over, the Gene Wilder version, of course. While it's probably considered a very insignificant moment, my favorite part of the movie is when Willy Wonka is singing and first takes a sip from buttercup teacup, and then takes a bite of it. I asked my husband if he remembers the teacup, and he looked at me as if I was a little bit crazy.
For me, this little edible, drinkable buttercup teacup was, and still is, very magical and inspiring. After first seeing the movie as a wee lass, I knew that I had to get my hands on that buttercup (Where could I buy one? What do you mean they didn't exist outside of Wonka's wonderland? But I want it NOW!!! I had a very justified Veruca Salt moment.) somehow, even if I had to make it...
There is something very Wonka's garden about this, don't you think? I need to keep practicing blowing sugar, so I can get my candy apples thin and translucent (like the apples in the Tim Burton version, naturally my favorite candy moment in the entire flick) instead of over blowing and exploding them (while dramatic with loud popping noises and shards of glass sugar splattering everywhere, not very fun). I love the idea of intricate sugar work, which takes tons of patience, practice, and tolerance of pulling 320 degrees of volcanic lava sugar ribbons. I think my little tree was a nice first crack at sugar work.
You can eat these, and I think they belong in Wonka land. My favorite aspect of being able to make things out of sugar is definitely making sugar flowers. I can happily spend hours on end creating them. I am certain this goes back to that buttercup. Expect sugar buttercup teacups from me in the very near future.
What kid (or adult) wouldn't be completely transfixed by Wonka's glorious candy filled garden? Edible candy apples, lollipops springing up in place of flowers, and of course, the flowers you can eat, is almost too much loveliness to take. The movie always makes me giddy and longing for the golden ticket!
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