rock candy
4 cups granulated sugar 1 cup water Food coloring or Wonder Colors* Clean glass jar String, cut into 6-inch lengths Pencil * See Children's Crafts section. In a medium s...
Ingredients
- 4cupgranulated sugar
- 1cupwater
Directions
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Rock Candy 4 cups granulated sugar 1 cup water Food coloring or Wonder Colors* Clean glass jar String, cut into 6-inch lengths Pencil * See
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In a medium saucepan, heat 2 cups of the sugar and the water
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Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved
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Gradually add a few drops of the food coloring of your choice and the additional sugar, stirring continuously until all the sugar is dissolv
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Pour the solution into a clean glass jar and tie the pieces of string to the pencil and suspend them across the mouth of the jar so that the
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Crystals suitable to eat will form in an hour and continue for several days to a week
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Pieces can be broken off and eaten after the first hour.