Rock candy on a string recipe

Rock candy on a string recipe

1. Arrange jars in bottom of a big Nederlander oven, and fill with sufficient water to pay for jars by 1 ". Provide a boil over medium-high temperature boil 2 minutes (this really is to sterilize). Carefully remove jars with kitchen tongs to some wire rack awesome completely, and dry.

2. Tie strings around centers of wooden skewers or pencils. Place one string in every jar, resting skewer or pencil across rim of jar, and ensuring strings don't touch bottoms of jars. Put aside.

3. Bring sugar and a pair of cups water to some boil inside a large saucepan over medium-high temperature, stirring from time to time boil, stirring from time to time, a few minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in food coloring, cinnamon oil, and vanilla. Let stand a few minutes.

4. Pour about 1 cup syrup mixture carefully around skewer into each jar. Loosely cover with aluminum foil (including skewer) pierce aluminum foil several occasions having a skewer or knife. Let stand 10-14 days or until crystals form on strings. (From time to time split up hard sugar layer on surface utilizing a wooden skewer.) Remove strings from jars, and suspend strings between jars until crystals are dry (about one hour). Remove strings from skewers or pencils.

*10 drops of the favorite shade of food coloring might be substituted with red food coloring, and a pair of teaspoon. of the favorite flavored extract, for example mint, strawberry, or orange, might be substituted with cinnamon oil.

Charlie Cundiff, La, California

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