Barley Sugar

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Recipe

• 1 dissolve sugar in water then add rind of the lemon and cream of tartar.
• 2 cook to 240°f or soft-ball stage.
• 3 remove lemon rind.
• 4 add strained juice from the lemon and cook to 310°f or hard-crack stage being careful that syrup does not burn.
• 5 pour into a buttered tray.
• 6 when it starts to set cut into strips.
• 7 when cool enough to handle, twist strips and place in fridge to set.