Recipe - Rock Candy For Kids

2 cup granulated sugar
Heavy cord
1 cup water

The book says to 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.

Source: CATHY HASKELL (TRKG42A)

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