Rock Candy Lollipops Recipe

My girls were raving fans of a successful experiment we did out of a science kit growing rock candy crystals in a jar.

Rock candy lollipops recipe.

That means you should have more sugar than water not equal amounts of both. The candy we grew up with is named after a racehorse called lolly pop. All you need is sugar and water and a few basic materials you likely have around the house. Heat the water in the saucepan over medium high heat until it comes to a boil.

Let cool completely until fully hardened then carefully peel the lollipops off the baking sheet. George smith a candy maker from new haven connecticuthad been manufacturing these sweets on a stick since 1908 but trademarked the term in 1931. Space the lollipops 3 to 4 inches apart to guarantee they don t run into each other immediately press in the lollipop sticks and sprinkle the lollipops with your sprinkles or candy lightly pressing the garnishes into the syrup. It was originally used by pharmacists to make medicines for many kinds of illnesses.

Bring to a boil over medium high and cook to a temperature of 300 to 310 degrees f 149 to 154 degrees c or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard brittle threads. Recipe worked rather nicely and the addition of just a touch of candy. Rock candy is supposed to be a supersaturated solution when you mix the sugar and water together. In a heavy bottomed saucepan stir together the white sugar water and corn syrup until sugar has dissolved.

This is one of the simplest sugar candies you can make though it does require patience. It was a case of a rock star gone pop. In that experiment we hung a sugar coated string down into some sugar syrup which results in crystals coating the string and jar. Most of the steps involve making the sugar syrup and preparing the sticks and jars.

The candy though in one way shape or form dates back even further to the late 1700s in england. Of course when you leave sugar water out it feeds bacteria just like if you would leave meat out. Rock candy is one of the oldest and purest forms of candy.