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sugar crystals

Posted by Maria Perry on July 01, 1998
In Reply to: Sugar crystals won't grow on skewers... posted by Shelley on June 30, 1998
: I've been trying to make sugar crystals on skewers for special coffees, but the crystals just grow on the top of the syrup,
rather than the sticks. Any suggestions?

Shelly,
what I gather is they are just simple rock candies. Do you heat your water to 250 degrees,and you don't stir after you've dissolved the sugar do you? If you are using skewers, you pour the liquid in a jar,punch the skewer through a plastic coffee-can lid.

Lay the lid over the jar so the skewer hands down the middle of the liquid but do not let the skewer touch the bottom of the jar.
Some people moisten the skewer very lightly and roll in a bit of sugar (this will attract the sugar crystals from the syrup).

And others do the following after getting the sugar to dissolve (they start with 2 cups) they heat the sugar-water solution a second time and dissolve as much additional sugar as you can get into it (this for the biggest crystals fast).
Add a few drops of food coloring to the solution if you want.


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