Saturday, October 13, 2012

Dexter Morgan Blood Slides (Candy Glass Microscope Slides)

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Broken glass cupcakes video here: www.youtube.com Found the idea here: forkableblog.com To make the candy glass: 2 cups water 3 1/2 cups white granutlated sugar 1 cup light corn syrup or liquid glucose 1/4 tsp cream of tartar A word on substitutions... -There are substitutes for corn syrup in certain recipes (like honey) but I have no idea if they can be used in candy glass making. I took a quick look on the internet for the information, but couldn't find it. If any of you know, please let me know in the comments. Corn syrup maybe know to your country as liquid glucose or Karo syrup. - You can't reduce the sugar in this, candy glass is made of sugar and nothing else. Yes it is bad for you, let's move on shall we..... First line a baking sheet or dish with aluminum foil and then grease the foil with cooking spray. Put all the ingredients in a large saucepan over medium high heat and stir the mixture until it comes to a boil and the sugar is dissolved. Once it comes to a boil you can stop stirring. Boil the mixture until the temperature reaches 300F (150C). A candy thermometer is perfect for this and I recommend that you use one. However if you don't have one make sure the reaches the "hard crack stage". This will take about 15 or 20 minutes. Here is an illustrated guide to the candy making stages and what they look like: candy.about.com Pour the mixture very quickly into the oiled pan. Be super careful, the sugar will be VERY hot and will cause severe burns if it touches <b>...</b>

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