Rock Candy

• 1 glass jar or drinking glass
• 1 piece of cotton string
• 1 pencil or stick
• 1 paper clip
• food coloring
• 1 c.water
• 2 c.sugar
• additional sugar

1. 1.tie a short piece of cotton string to the middle of the pencil or stick.attach a paper clip to the of the string for a weight.mostin 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 as you can into it.add a few drops of food coloring to the solution if desired.
2. 3.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 too see crystals growing in a few hours to a few days.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/rock-candy-1235336 (may not work)