# Why are "galettes" inedible?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-galettes-inedible/41617>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 17, 2000, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-galettes-inedible/41617 "2000-11-17T17:15:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2000, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-galettes-inedible/41617/21 "2000-11-19T20:08:11Z")

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Everything really is bigger and better in the USA. Even your cake decorations are made of real silver.  
🙂

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**Author:** ![ismecdb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/aca169/32.png) [@ismecdb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ismecdb)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-galettes-inedible/41617/22 "2004-01-27T00:36:39Z")

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Any update since this thread was last tackled? I searched high and low over the holidays for silver dragees, and no store around here (Baltimore) carried them; finally went online, but there aren’t that many sources. Any definitive info?  
c.

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