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| Making your own crystal candy is pretty easy. You need sugar, water, and food coloring (optional). |
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| Pour water into the pan. |
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| Scoop out the sugar. |
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| Add sugar. |
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| Watch sugar disappear in the water. |
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| Stir sugar and water until it reaches a boil. |
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| Prepare the string your candy crystal will grow on. |
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| Once the sugar has dissolved, remove from heat and add food coloring if using. Have your mama or papa pour the mixture into a glass and lower the string into the glass. |
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| Place the glasses where they won't be disturbed and leave them for a week (or so). |
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| When you see lots of crystals it's time to harvest the candy! |
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| Carefully pull the crystal out of the jar and place on waxed paper to dry. |
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| Taste the sugar water droplet. |
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| Voilà! Crystal candies to enjoy! |
2 comments:
YUM!!!! Can it work with shish kebab sticks, and make those cute little sugar swizzle sticks for tea? I've tried this a bunch, but most of the sugar crystalized on the sides of the glass rather than the string. Suggestions?
I read on another site that if you see the crystals forming on the side of the glass instead of on your string, you should pour the mixture into a clean glass and move your string over. Also, I'm pretty sure we would have gotten better results had we used a Mason jar with a wide opening. The swizzle stick for tea is a great idea. I haven't tried it on a stick but don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. Of course, the crystal on the string could work in tea.
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