How to Make Rock Candy

Rock Candy Recipe

3 cups sugar

food color (if desired)

flavoring (if desired)

1. Mix 1 cup of water with 3 cups of sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat and then remove from heat.

2. Add food color or some flavoring (peppermint extract, cherry extract etc.) if desired. Stir.

3. Pour into a glass container and suspend string, a pipecleaner or a wooden skewer in the solution.

4. After a few days crystal will begin to grow on the object suspended in the liquid. Pour into new container if there are too many sugar crystals on the bottom or sides of the container.

Tip: To make smaller batches the trick is to make sure you have a 3:1 ratio of sugar to water. For example, 1 1/2 cups of sugar to 1/2 cup of water. If you do reduce it the amount of syrup, make sure your container is tall and skinny (like a tall drinking glass) and that the string or pipecleaner you are using is completely immersed.



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