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this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2023
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Schaumzucker (German), literally "foam sugar"
Also "Mäusespeck", mouse bacon.
I've read that somewhere, too.
Yeah, it reminds me of Schaumzucker (German), literally "foam sugar".
According to my German FIL, it could also be "Mäusespeck", mouse bacon.
Couldn't that also describe cotton candy? Or would that be more like felt sugar?
Cotton candy is Zuckerwatte, lit. sugar wool