I accidentally had the stick too close to the bottom and the crystals attached to the sugar residue growing on the bottom.
Rock candy syrup substitute.
You can grind it down in a mortar and pestle to make a finer sugar.
Rock candy syrup is a sweeter thicker version of simple syrup.
I discussed syrup a bit in the comments of my article on toffee and there s a bunch of other candy specific information in there.
If you d like to create a deeper color use more food coloring preferably of the gel variety.
It really depends what ingredients you put in your candy.
For each sugar crystal called for swap in 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar.
It s made from 2 parts sugar 1 part water brought to a boil lowered to a simmer and simmered for 5 minutes then removed from the heat and allowed to cool.
Allow the syrup to drain off then set the rock candy on a baking sheet to dry.
Keep adding the sugar as the water boils slowly until no more sugar will dissolve.
They caramel works especially greatly because it hardens the candy and makes it firm.
Hope that solved your problem.
Similar to sugar maple syrup is a natural sweet ingredient.
Try honey and fruit juice for an all natural option.
Making hard candy with white sugar and water is easy.
Both work fine for me.
Don t forget to transfer the syrup to warm jars before it cools off too much.
This is known as a super saturated syrup.
I tried to substitute simple syrup in a mai tai recipe and i.
You can certainly substitute rice syrup for corn syrup but i m not always sure you d want to.
Hang a string or stick in the syrup and crystals will grow.
Chinese rock sugar is used marinades sauces soups tea and in poultry dishes in northern china.
Our beautiful blue rock candy broke as we pulled it out of the jar.
Some of it depends on what you re using the syrup for.
Because the sugar concentration is so high in the syrup it will crystallize easily.
It can also be used to decorate cakes.
This is known.
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I like to use caramel or maple syrup when making rock candy.
Corn syrup might seem like a key ingredient in making hard candy but it s not even necessary.
Keep in mind that the color of the rock candy will be significantly paler than the syrup.
It dissolves in water though it will take a while.
Don t forget to add cream of tartar or lemon juice to stabilize the water and sugar syrup.
Rock candy syrup is made by adding sugar to simmering water.
