{"id":5929,"date":"2014-11-26T17:42:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=5929"},"modified":"2014-11-26T20:22:07","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T20:22:07","slug":"how-to-make-homemade-rock-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5929","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Homemade Rock Candy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>After making our Penguins of Madagascar cake, which used a lot of rock candy, I received many requests for a video on how to make your own homemade rock candy.\u00a0 So, I started practicing . . . two weeks ago!\u00a0 This activity takes quite a long time to grow (1-2 weeks), so be prepared a head of time if you need homemade rock candy for a project.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Making this recipe brought me back to high school chemistry and supersaturated solutions.\u00a0 I did not really want to go back to high school in my mind, but I had to.\u00a0 All for the sake of rock candy.\u00a0 As far as the actually creation of this recipe, it is fairly simple, and straight forward.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;Supersaturation is a state of a solution that contains more of the dissolved material than could be dissolved by the solvent under normal circumstances&#8221;, thank you Wikipedia.\u00a0 Basically, you need to get as much sugar into the water as possible, in order to make sure that the rock candies will grow.\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HvKJz4M585c\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>Tips:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>ensure that the stick does not touch the bottom or the sides of the glass<\/li>\n<li>make sure that the sugar has dissolved in the solution completely<\/li>\n<li>add colour and flavour to make it delicious looking and tasting!\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><!--more--><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Rock Candy<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>3 cups white granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 cup water<\/li>\n<li>Food colouring<\/li>\n<li>Flavouring (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Wooden skewers\/sticks<\/li>\n<li>Clothes pegs<\/li>\n<li>Cylinder shaped jars or glasses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9942site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5939\" title=\"Rock Candy Recipe\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9942site.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Candy Recipe\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9942site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9942site-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Pour the water into the saucepan and bring to a boil-212\u00b0F (100\u00b0C)<\/li>\n<li>Start adding the sugar a 1\/2 cup at a time, until it no longer dissolves (making a saturated sugar solution).<\/li>\n<li>Add a few drops of your flavouring if desired.<\/li>\n<li>Take your mixture off the heat and allow to cool \u2013 around 15 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>While the mixture is cooling, place some sugar on a plate and wet the ends of the wooden sticks.\u00a0 Let them dry for a few minutes until they are completely dry.<\/li>\n<li>Set out your glasses\/jars and add a few drops of food colouring and\/or flavouring to the bottom of each.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully add the sugar solution to each glass\/jar and stir.<\/li>\n<li>Take your sugared sticks and place a peg at the top of each and place into the glasses.<\/li>\n<li>The crystals will start growing in 2 \u2013 3 days.\u00a0 I grew mine for 2 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>When you are ready to remove them, gently break the top with a sharp object. 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