Not exactly about cooking but food-related. Here in Spain, marzipan figures are a common Christmas treat. I mean these:http://rgarciaandsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dona-Jimena-Figuritas-De-Mazapan-Marzipan-Figures-100g.jpgWhen in their original state, they are sweet and soft but when kept for a year, they become hard as stone and impossible to tell apart from the fresh ones.Figure yourself the rest... Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
http://rgarciaandsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dona-Jimena-Figuritas-De-Mazapan-Marzipan-Figures-100g.jpg
When in their original state, they are sweet and soft but when kept for a year, they become hard as stone and impossible to tell apart from the fresh ones.
Figure yourself the rest...