by Lauren S.Victor
Who doesn't love candies? Just the picture and the sound of its name could already bring yummy thoughts to our minds. Candy has always been everybody's favorite. That makes it a staple source of delight in every celebration. Notice how they pump up our Christmas decorations and how they serve well as welcome gifts. That in itself is a living testimony of how well-loved this sweet little thing called candy is throughout the ages.
Candy making is quite an easy and simple process. Common recipes for candy would normally include the following steps: dissolve sugar in water, boil the mixture until it becomes thick and then put it in utensils of different shapes according to your desire. If you want something different you can also use milk instead of water. That way you can give a twist of flavor in your homemade candy.
Most of the time, the ingredients used and the boiling time of the mixture determine the candy's taste and look. As you can see in the market nowadays, candies have different textures. They can be soft, hard, chewy or brittle in texture. Candy recipes also have various categories such as boiled, confection, fudge, praline, truffle, hard, caramel, brittle, prickle and others. If you are the imaginative and creative type, you can even make your own personalized homemade recipe and get different flavors and colors.
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