How Do You Make Cane Syrup Candy?
While sugar cane syrup is a familiar cooking ingredient in American Southern and Caribbean cuisine, many people have never worked with this sweet, viscous substance. It makes an excellent hard candy, and can be used in a number of other applications as well—from pork glazes to pancake toppings. The process for making hard candy from sugar cane syrup is very similar to the process for making hard candy from sugar or corn syrup. As with standard hard candy recipes, experience working with sugar is a must if you want to produce a high-quality result. Lightly spray your candy molds or baking sheets with vegetable spray. Set aside. Assemble all ingredients within easy reach. Place your pastry brush in a bowl of cold water and set aside. You will be using the pastry brush to keep the sides of the saucepan from accumulating crystallized sugar once your candy mixture has begun to boil. Add the sugar cane syrup, sugar, butter or margarine and vinegar to your saucepan. Stir together over low h
