Glass Candy

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon butter
• food coloring (red, yellow, green, or others) (optional)
• flavoring (lemon, lime, strawberry, or others) (optional)
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy-bottomed pot, bring the sugar, water, and vinegar to a medium boil.
• 2 stir carefully so all the sugar is dissolved.
• 3 brush down the sides with a pastry brush dipped in water if crystals begin to form.
• 4 cook for atleast 20 minutes.
• 5 add the butter and cook for another 10 minutes until you reach the "crack" stage on the candy thermometer (290 degrees).
• 6 at this point, when a bit of the mixture is dropped into cold water, it instantly turns brittle.
• 7 meanwhile prepare a muffin tin by greasing well with vegetable shortening. these will serve as your moulds.
• 8 remove the molten candy from the stove and stir in the food coloring and flavouring of your choice.
• 9 now pour 1/8 to 1/4 inch of candy into each muffin cup.
• 10 cool completely.
• 11 when cooled, turn upside down and give a few taps on the bottom and the candies should pop out.
• 12 wrap each in waxed paper.