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How sugar turns into candy

Click through to see all the different stages of boiling sugar and discover what sweet treat each stage creates.

By Christine Picheca, Online Food Editor
Illustrations by June Anderson

Soft-Crack Stage: 270˚F to 290˚F
Sugar concentration 95%

When the sugar begins to reach this stage, the bubbles of the boiling sugar become thicker and closer together. When you drop the syrup into cold water it turns into flexible threads. When you take the threads out of the water they will bend before they break.

  • Soft-crack sugar is used to make saltwater taffy and butterscotch.

Recipe to try: Pulled Molasses Taffy

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