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post #1 of 7
9/19/11 at 3:41pm
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I am trying to make ice cubes from sugar and it keep turning brown. I am using 1/4 cup light karo syrup and a cup of sugar. I am stirring constantly and using a stainless steel pot. I start out at medium temp and the second batch I decreased the temp and it still comes out brown. arg!!! Please help!!
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post #2 of 7
9/19/11 at 3:49pm
Please also see:

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-730737-.html

HTH
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post #3 of 7
9/19/11 at 4:00pm
It will turn a little yellow but if it's turning brown, it's being overcooked. 297-298 is the temp to cook too. I took it out and placed it immediately in a cool water bath to stop the cooking. Maybe that will help.

I think you may need some water in the recipie which will eventually evaporate. Try the recipie I gave in the earlier thread. It worked well for me.
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post #4 of 7
9/19/11 at 4:02pm
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Can it be made without the cream of tartar?
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post #5 of 7
9/19/11 at 4:05pm
I made some beer bottles (in my pics) and made clear gelatin ice cubes. The only downside is that they will take up colors if they touch them, I carefully lined the bucket with saran wrap, added the ice cubes, it was fine. Sat at room temp overnight just fine.
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post #6 of 7
9/19/11 at 4:11pm
The cream of tartar helps stabilize the sugar crystals. My first batch was 1 cup sugar, 1 cup syrup w/o cream of tartar and it did work, it just was more unstable and they absorbed the moisture in the air and became spotty & sticky. But for ice cubes, that's not a huge problem, looks like condensation. Store then in an air-tight bowl with silica packets if you have some.
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post #7 of 7
9/19/11 at 7:12pm
So, how'd it go? Any better?
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