Hard crack is one of the
stages
of sugar used in candy-making. It is reached when sugar is heated to between 146 and 154° C (295 to 309 °F). Sugar heated to this stage forms brittle threads when syrup is dropped into cold water. Candy made from hard crack sugar is
hard candy
.
Hard crack
preparation and cookery of candies and sugar confections
Also known as:
Wikidata ID:
Q17082653
Wikipedia title:
Candy making
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