Rock Candy For Kids Recipes

Steps:

• Roll the edges of two 16 inch square pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil. Sprinkle the foil very generously with confectioners' sugar.
• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the white sugar, corn syrup, and water. Heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Stop stirring, and boil until a candy thermometer reads 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C). Remove from heat.
• Stir in the cinnamon oil and food coloring. Pour onto the prepared foil, and allow to cool and harden. Crack into pieces, and store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Fill a clean, empty mayonnaise jar with 1/4 cup boiling hot water. Slowly add 2 cups sugar and 1 package of Kool-Aid. Stir well.
• Attach a nail to one end of a string and pencil to the other end of the string.
• Place the pencil on the mouth of the jar so the nail hangs down into the thick sugar without touching the bottom of the jar.
• Place the jar in a warm place and let it stand for a few days. The water evaporates and colorful rocky sugar crystals form on the string.

Steps:

• Put one cup of water into a small saucepan, pour 2 cups of granulated sugar into the water, heat the water and sugar on the stove over a medium heat, continue stirring until the sugar melts, keep adding sugar and stirring until it melts, stop adding sugar when you see that it will no longer dissolve in the water (that is until you see sugar lying on the bottom of the saucepan). Remove the pot from the stove, let the liquid cool until it is just warm.
• Pour the liquid into a clean glass jar.
• Tie one end of a piece of heavy cord around the middle of a pencil.
• Place the pencil over the top of the glass jar letting the cord fall into the liquid.
• Crystals will begin to form in a few hours The next day, remove the cord from the jar, pour the sugar liquid back into the saucepan, reheat and cool it just as you did before. Pour the liquid back into the jar and reinsert the cord with the crystals into it. More crystals will form.
• If you repeat this procedure every day the crystal candy will grow bigger and bigger.
• When it has reached a size that pleases you, snip off any excess string and enjoy.