How to make your own rock candy (sugar crystal candy)

Make your own sweet edible crystal creation! Mix 1 cup of water with 3 cups of sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat and then remove from heat. Add food colour or some flavouring (vanilla, peppermint extract, cherry extract etc.) if desired (optional). Stir. Pour into a glass container and suspend string, a pipecleaner in the solution. After a few days crystal will begin to grown on the object suspended in the liquid. Pour into new container if there are too many sugar crystals on the bottom or sides of the container. **note: I’ve had a couple of questions regarding using less sugar. The trick is to make sure you have a 3:1 ratio of sugar to water. So… 1 1/2 cups of sugar to 1/2 cup of water is an example of a smaller recipe. If you do reduce it the amount of syrup, make sure your container is tall and skinny (like a tall drinking glass) and that the string or pipecleaner you are using is completely immersed. ***FAQ’s****** – I have heard that you can use a wooden skewer or chopstick or a popsicle stick but I’ve never tried it myself so I don’t know if that works or not. 2.You can also use string instead of the pipe cleaner, but it may be more difficult to get it to sink straight down into the jar. It may not work if the string is very thin or very smooth. You may have to weight it with something like a clean new paper clip or a life saver candy or use a very rough fuzzy string Viewers have told me that the string must also be fairly thick and it is …
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www.howdini.com Famous chocolatier Jacques Torres shares his easy recipe for chocolate lollipops. Try this with your kids. You’ll all have fun, and you can give the lollipops as presents if you don’t eat them first. Here’s a link to some molds to help you get started: www.amazon.com
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