Hard Rock Candy Recipe

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Ingredients
7
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Nutrition
4526
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 4 cups of white sugar
  • 1 1 quart canning jar with a wide mouth
  • 3 1/2 cups of boiling wter
  • 1 kitchen knife dull, please
  • 1 metal washer or big paper clip
  • 1 piece of kitchen twine, butcher food safe, 8 inches long

Directions:

  1. Pour the sugar into the jar.
  2. Then pour in the boiling water slowly. Dip the knife in the water and stir well. Keep adding the hot water slowly and stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
  3. Tie your weight to one end of the string and tie the other end around the pencil.
  4. Put the pencil across the top of the jar and roll the string around the pencil until the weight is almost touching the bottom of the jar.
  5. Put the uncovered jar in a warm place and leave it alone for 2 to 3 days.
  6. Crystals will start growing on the string, on the jar and also on the surface of the sugar solution.
  7. Break up the crust each day so that the water can evaporate.
  8. When the water evaporates from the jar, more crystals will grow.
  9. When all the water has evaporated, you can eat the rock candy.
  10. Pull up on the pencil to remove the rock candy from the jar.
  11. With scissors, cut the weight and the pencil from the string.
  12. You can break off the little pieces of candy or eat the whole thing like a lollipop.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4526.15 Kcal (18950 kJ)
Calories from fat 133.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.79g 23%
Cholesterol 443.63mg 148%
Sodium 6510.5mg 271%
Potassium 9.6mg 0%
Total Carbs 863.91g 288%
Sugars 662.36g 2649%
Protein 192.24g 384%
Calcium 4.8mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 201.28 Kcal (843 kJ)
Calories from fat 5.92 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.66g 23%
Cholesterol 19.73mg 148%
Sodium 289.52mg 271%
Potassium 0.43mg 0%
Total Carbs 38.42g 288%
Sugars 29.46g 2649%
Protein 8.55g 384%
Calcium 0.2mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 91.8
    Points
  • 115
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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