Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Sea Glass Candy

Today my mom, sister and I made sea glass candy. It was super easy.
Sea Glass Candy Recipe:
(c = cup, t = teaspoon, T - tablespoon)

1 c Granulated Sugar
1/3 c Light Corn Syrup

6 T Water
1/2 to 1 t Flavoring Oil (depending on strength of flavor) Actually we used a little less than half a packet of jello. It works well and when you use jello mix you don't have to use oil or food coloring, but you have to be careful not to use too much because then it won't be hard candy anymore.
Food Coloring
Powdered Sugar

1. Lightly spray a small metal pan with non-stick spray.
2. In a small sauce pan, add the sugar, water and corn syrup and place over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
3. Stop stirring and let the sugar sit until it reaches 300°. (If you don't have a thermometer, test the temp by dropping small amount of the sugar mixture into ice water; the mixture should separate into threads that are hard and brittle.)
4.
Remove from heat and wait a minute or two for boiling to stop. Stir in flavoring oil and
food color until blended. Or stir in the jello powder.
5. Let cool and break apart. Then brush the pieces with powdered sugar. We put ours in a bag with powdered sugar and shook it, which is why they are so heavily covered.

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