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How sugar turns into candy

By Christine Picheca
Illustrations by June Anderson

Learn about the different stages of boiling sugar and discover what sweet treat each stage creates.
How sugar turns into candy: Soft-crack stage
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

Page 4 of 5 -- Know when your sugar syrup has reached the hard-crack stage with instructions on page 5


  • Keywords : kids , cooking techniques , desserts

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