Bring 1 cup of water to hard boil. Turn off heat. Add sugar, stir until all is disolved. Set aside to cool.
Tie a string around the middle of a pencil,*, rest pencil on top of a 1 quart canning jar letting the string hang into the glass, almost touching bottom.
Pour sugar solution into jar. Set the jar in a warm place where it can sit undisterbed for at least 1 week.
Watch as crystals begin to form in about a week.
Author's Comments
* Put the jar in the sink and overflow with HOT tap water, and empty (so the glass doesn't break when you pour the hot sugar syrup in it).
** You may need to break the crust to keep the water evaporating.
Instructions
Bring 1 cup of water to hard boil. Turn off heat. Add sugar, stir until all is disolved. Set aside to cool.
Tie a string around the middle of a pencil,*, rest pencil on top of a 1 quart canning jar letting the string hang into the glass, almost touching bottom.
Pour sugar solution into jar. Set the jar in a warm place where it can sit undisterbed for at least 1 week.
Watch as crystals begin to form in about a week.
Author's Comments
* Put the jar in the sink and overflow with HOT tap water, and empty (so the glass doesn't break when you pour the hot sugar syrup in it).
** You may need to break the crust to keep the water evaporating.
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