How Do You Make Edible Sugar Crystals?
This recipe will vaguely tell you how to make sugar crystals, but it does not give you any measurements whatsoever. look into another article, if you want more details. • Tie string around Popsicle sticks and cut string to 3/4 length of the jar you will use. • Heat a small amount of water to boiling and stir in as much sugar as possible. It will take more sugar than you think! • When no more sugar will dissolve in the water, let the sugar solution cool a little bit and pour it into a clean glass jar. • Hang the string in the jar of solution by placing the Popsicle stick over the top of the glass. Again, the string should be cut to about 2 inches from the bottom of the glass. Put the jar in a sunny place for a few days. You will start to see the sugar crystals form on the hanging string. They will continue to grow for a few days.
Chemistry can be a boring and dry subject to many. Often, its abstract concepts are hard to grasp and the everyday applications hard to see. However, a simple experiment using everyday kitchen materials can bring tough concepts, such as crystallization, to life for even the most anti-science person. One such kitchen experiment, easy enough for a child to do with supervision, is growing edible sugar crystals. Prepare the jar. Cut a clean piece of string long enough to tie around the stick and dangle 2/3 of the way to the bottom of the jar. Wet the string and roll it in sugar to create “seed crystals” for the larger crystals to grow on. Tie it onto the stick and place the stick over the mouth of the jar, letting the string dangle in the jar. Create a supersaturated sugar solution. You need twice as much sugar as water. Heat the sugar and water over low heat until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat until the mixture boils. Stir the solution constantly until it begins to boil and then
