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post #1 of 9
7/16/07 at 10:22pm
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Can anyone tell me what ingrediant can be added to hard sugar candy lollipops to act as a preservative. It seems that mine don't last more than a few months.

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post #2 of 9
7/19/07 at 12:57am
Are you looking for a high humidity recipe:
(From LorannOils.com.)

http://tinyurl.com/27jx9l

Here's a link to purchasing powdered corn syrup:

http://tinyurl.com/25j4xe

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post #3 of 9
7/19/07 at 11:01pm
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I don't think the humidity level in L.A. CA is too high. I make hard candy lollipops with edibel images as party favors, however after about a month or so, they tend to get gooey and/or sticky. I would like to know how to deal with that issue.
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post #4 of 9
7/20/07 at 1:50am
Well, the info I have says your average humidity for July is between 67-80%:

http://tinyurl.com/3dqmm4

And your candy is saying it has a problem. icon_sad.gif

But you're not alone, Brach & Broch's also has a problem with humidity:

http://calbears.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3289/is_n9_v165/ai_18669468

Isomalt & Dessicant Info:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-242770.html

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopic-7758-15.html

Here's some additional hard candy help:

http://tinyurl.com/3x3t2l
(From Sarah Phillips of baking911.com.)

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post #5 of 9
7/20/07 at 2:14am
Los Angeles, CA (downtown) had 73% humidity today according to the weather channel. WoW that is really high. It doesn't get that bad here till August.
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post #6 of 9
7/20/07 at 10:26am
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Thank you both. I guess I don't feel the humidity being a native CA and all. lol icon_biggrin.gif I will have to pay more attention to the weather, and use the tips from the other sites.
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post #7 of 9
7/31/07 at 11:08am
does anybody has a good recipee for this candy..I am a cake designer but never work with hard candy...i want to learn to work with it and to work with pulled candy...
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post #8 of 9
7/31/07 at 11:19am
will hard candy make ice cube shapes I am assuming that this would work for a cake i am doing i need a beer keg on ice ! I am thing sugar would work anyone have any clear sugar recipes that would form nice ice cubes ? thanks
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post #9 of 9
7/31/07 at 4:20pm
Hard candy recipes from Lorann Oils:

http://www.lorannoils.com/gor_recipes.htm
(Also has cake, cookie, frosting recipes and more.)

Making Ice Cubes:

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-254901-.html

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-54172-.html

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