A little science behind the magic

The candy making is off to a ROCKin' start! Our first Rock candy is in the middle of growing. Sweet Pics are on the way. To start our experiment we boiled one cup of water. After the water came to a boil we slowly added 3 cups of sugar. After about one mintue of stirring the mixture became a thick syrup. We threw in some food coloring and a 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract for that extra kick! After two days of growing the crystals are off to a nice start. yay :)