How to Make Hard Candy

This is my video I did for school ... IADT ... Audio and Video for the Web ... it's not great, but I had a lot of fun doing it Wish 'd had more time to "play" with it, but ... that's not the way my life is going at the moment! Walmart likes to CONSUME ones' breathing hours!!

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• homemade
• hard candy
• first video ever made
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[Lewpetlols]

stupid fat granny friend

[nmplantlady]

@Lewpetlols ... sorry ... too bad you have nothing better to do than bash other people ... and you're "perfect," I'm sure?

[aditi1998]

Is there a substitute for Corn syrup? We can't find it here in india

[nmplantlady]

@aditi1998 - you can make it at home ... below are a couple of recipes to try!

[nmplantlady]

@aditi1998 2 cups sugar 3/4 cup water 1/4 tsp. cream of tarter dash of salt

Combine all ingredients in a heavy, large pan. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and put a cover on for 3 minutes to get sugar crystals off the sides of the pan. Uncover; cook until it reaches soft ball stage. Stir often. Cool syrup and store in a covered container at room temperature. Keeps 2 months. Yield: almost 2 cups. For dark corn syrup add 1/4 cup molasses to the above recipe.

[charlenemaekelley]

I just made a batch of hard candy and it didn't harden. It was very gummy. I didn't know that the sugar need to reach 200 degrees. And to stop and let the mixture bubble. AH!! Good to know these tips.

[nmplantlady]

@charlenemaekelley ... yes, and DON'T stir it after it starts bubbling!!

[Jackson9797]

i did all of that but mine tasted like crap!!!

[TheRockymountainboy]

not such a good video, very unclear maybe some more details?

[plastic0000eraser]

mine doesnt stick together its kinda powdery and dry :(

need help here please!!!!

[muace03]

Wow looks yummy Grandma..

I wish my Grandmother is still alive.. so i can ask her to teach me how to make sweets. :D

[CoachSLynn]

I just made it, following your instructions, and it is so good. Thank you! The mother of a childhood friend of mine used to make this and we've lost contact, I thought I'd never know how she did it. Now I do!

[MiaVitaBella]

You probably should put those in small molds.. seems like that could cut someones mouth..especially a child

[Roy19841123]

Hi! I just have one question. Can we use corn starch for the last part where we have to put them in a plastic bag?

[kg4bga]

It need to get to 300 degree. How much flavoring did you use? Seems to me that it is different for different flavors. In cinnamon I uses 1/2 oz for a hot candy and 1/4 oz for a mild candy. I used 1 dram of cherry and I think it still needs more.

[RainbowCrayonEaters]

Thx this really is going good cooking now. :)

[advancewing]

I tried homemade hard candy today and know I need to make it since its so addictive! thanks for the recipe