Episode 40: Edible Glass (sort of)

This morning Clifford and I picked out what we though would be an easy recipe from our new book "Science Wizardry for Kids." The recipe didn't even really turn out but the show was pretty good. And the candy was tasty, but it was more like edible plastic wrap. The recipe in the book does not give details. It instructs you to stir the sugar in the pan over a low heat. And then it says "it could take a while." We took turns stirring one minute a time for more than one hour. Eventually we added some water to try to speed up the process but that didn't really help. In fact, that might be why it was rubbery instead of glass-like. We will try a similar recipe for suckers in the future with a candy thermometer ... just as soon as we talk my mom into it.