Does any one know how to successfully make rock candy? I'ved tried the recipe in a back issue of Countryside and one in Coming Home. Neither one worked. Guess I did something wrong. Anyway, I sure would appreciate any recipe and suggestions.

-- Cindy (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), November 24, 2000

Answers

Cindy, what flavor candy are you wanting to make? I may have a recipe stuck here somewhere.

-- Green (ratdogs10@yahoo.com), November 24, 2000.

I didn't know that it comes in flavors. I just remember the basic one, looks like rock salt stuck together on a string. Thanks

-- Cindy (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), November 24, 2000.

Cindy, What issue of Countryside was the recipe in?

-- Jay Blair (jayblair678@yahoo.com), November 24, 2000.

Jay, I don't rememberright now, but I'll look for it and post it tomorrow.

-- Cindy (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), November 24, 2000.

Vol 81, vol. 2 Mr/Ap 1997. Page 66

-- Cindy (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), November 24, 2000.

Here is my recipe it is pretty easy but be careful not to burn yourself and use a heavy saucepan. 2 cups sugar,1 cup water, 3/4 cup white karo syrup, mix in saucepan and boil to 305 degrees until it dissolves. add food coloring if you want, a drop or two and 1/2 tsp flavored oil (Lorann's) I use. work quickly and pour on cookie sheet sprinkled with powdered sugar let set in cool place (porch) and when cool crack it and eat. DO Not! sniff mixture after oil is been added it has very strong fumes. Found out by experience. I have used all kinds of flavored oils cinnamon (red), spermint (green), banana (yellow, etc. Good luck

-- Cynthia (cynthiahemenway@hotmail.com), November 24, 2000.

I want to know how to make Rock Candy --the kind that crystalizes and looks like rocks. This recipe is for (we call) hard candy. Does anyone know how to make it? Thanks!

-- Susan Wesley-Vega (VegaSBA@cs.com), April 12, 2001.

Rock Candy

1 Glass jar or drinking glass 1 Piece of cotton string 1 Pencil or stick 1 Paper clip 1 Food coloring (optional) 1 c Water 2 c Sugar Additional sugar

Tie a short piece of cotton string to the middle of the pencil or stick. Attach a paper clip to the end of the string for a weight. Moisten the string very lightly, and roll in a bit of sugar (this will "attract" the sugar crystals from the syrup to the string). Place the pencil or stick over the top of the glass or jar with the string hanging down inside.

Heat the water to boiling, and dissolve the 2 cups of sugar into it. For the biggest crystals FAST, heat the sugar-water solution a SECOND time, and dissolve as much additional sugar as you can into it. Add a few drops of food coloring to the solution if desired.

Pour the solution into the prepared glass or jar and leave undisturbed for a couple of days. Depending on how much sugar you were able to dissolve into the water, you should start to see crystals growing in a few hours to a few days.

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When we were kids, we simply boiled water and started slowly stirring in sugar until the water would accept no more sugar, this was called super saturated. Vicki

-- Vicki McGaugh TX (vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com), April 12, 2001.