Homemade Rock Candy
1 Glass jar or drinking glass
1 Short piece of cotton string
1 Stick
1 Paper clip or bead
1 c Water
2 c Sugar
Additional sugar
-Tie string to the middle of the stick
-Attach paper clip to the end of the string for a weight
-Moisten string very lightly, and roll in sugar
-Place stick over the top of the jar with the string hanging down inside
-Heat the water to boiling
-Dissolve the 2 cups of sugar into water (for the biggest crystals fast, heat the sugar-water solution a second time, and dissolve as much additional sugar as you can into it)
-Pour solution into prepared glass or jar and leave undisturbed for a couple of days
Source: Molly Hobart
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