What is Christmas without treats? Does it really seem like Christmas without them? All those delicious candies are a delight fit for the holidays.
Candy making is more of an art but there is some science to it. You must balance creativity with skill and incorporate some technical procedures that are sometimes hard to comprehend.
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The trick to candy perfection is knowledge, so what do you need to know this holiday season to keep your sweets just as delightful as the occasion? Easy, you just need to know a little bit about the basics on how candy is made, starting with that basic candy building block, sugar. Well whats so special about sugar, you ask? Sugar has some special properties that make it the perfect choice for candy recipes.
Now, what special properties, you ask? Sugar crystals are solid at room temperature, but once you put these sugar crystals in water, they dissolve, this is the step-one in candy-making, this forms a clear solution. Apply heat and hold at “just right” temperatures and then this sweet elixir is allowed to boil at very at these specific temperatures. In doing so...