On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 02:07:55 -0700, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> So, nothing special about it, really. Anybody can make it.

The thermometer is *really* important. I understand that tossing little
blobs of candy into cold water can yield thermodynamic coördinates of
lesser accuracy, but in practice results in burnt digits thence difficult-
to-clean out-of-place tiny blobs or one large blob of candy all over the
place.

Even a difficult-to-clean mercury candy thermometer is worth the effort,
but if you can get a digital infra-red pyrometer, go for it.


Plus if the recipe call for cheap / fake whatever, substitute good
quality / genuine, &c.