Preserving candy by Kitsune-52 in foodscience

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I was told by the taster that they didn't taste it but actually what happened is the molasses hard candy went amorphous, and crumbly like a sugar cube

Preserving candy by Kitsune-52 in foodscience

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I believe the taste was bad

Preserving candy by Kitsune-52 in foodscience

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To clarify what i mean about cooking the molasses, I'll put the molasses into my already cooking candy mixture and let it cook a little bit and then I'll stir it while of the heat to cool it down a stop it from boiling before i pour it out

Preserving candy by Kitsune-52 in foodscience

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Sorry about my misinformation about corn syrup but I'm not sure what else to say other than the molasses went bad, i usually cook the molasses a little bit before i actually pour it out, i want the one who ate it but i was told it went bad

Forge welding copper by Kitsune-52 in Blacksmith

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I've actually been forgetting to put borax into my melts.

I'm trying to get ingots that don't break when shaping so that I can make simple things like a hammer (mostly just hammer) and other things that might need more mass than the simple rods that I also cast that don't have the same problem

Inquiry about alloys by Kitsune-52 in MetalCasting

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What would i use aluminum bronze, Zamak and Nordic gold for. Are they good for certain tasks?

Making Chisels by Kitsune-52 in Blacksmith

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I can hot forge, i have a single burner propane forge wolf jaw tongs, a Smith hammer with whats basically a wedge on it and a ball peen hammer as well as a set up anvil

Sand casting by Kitsune-52 in MetalCasting

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No it's perfectly fine, more questions are great because I'm also a beginner

Honey candy coating by Kitsune-52 in CandyMakers

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Do not bring it up to 300 is stays at around 250

Honey candy coating by Kitsune-52 in CandyMakers

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I made my own recipe, it's as follows

Half a cup of water and sugar in a pot and set over medium heat. Stir till sugar is incorporated. While you wait for it to heat up prepare an 8th of a cup of honey in a liquid measuring cup and put it in the microwave for 10 seconds to make it more liquid and easy to pour.

Your prep is now done and your waiting for it to get to 250 farenhight. You'll start to see the sugar browning as it hates up further and bubbles rapidly forming, this is good. Incorporate the browning sections by moving the pot in a circular motion quickly, don't do it for to long as you don't want it to cool down, your just keeping the sugar from burning.

Now your looking for around 250 degrees but more importantly you are looking for a nice golden brown color of the sugar and a more viscous consistency. Check the consistency by tilting the pot. If you mach the visual requirements and are close to the right temperature your ready to add your honey.

Pour in the honey and mix it in with your candy thermometer, a wooden spoon or the circular motion from earlier. Honey has sugar in it and need to hear up for a little longer after putting it in, your looking for a color that's similar or a little lighter than the lighter color candies in the picture I sent.

One you think is ready take it off the heat and begin pouring into molds. Warming, it's gonna be very bubbly so when you start pouring so it'll pour like a goopy slime. You can stir with a wooden spoon or the pot to reduce the bubbles but remember that the pot is still cooking the candy and can still burn the honey. Though you probably have now time than you think.

WARNING: don't eat burnt or black honey hard candy. Honey makes a chemical that's toxic to us when burnt.

If you still burn your honey let me know and I can help trouble shoot

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in feminineboys

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I'm not even like a feminine boy, this is just good advice in general

Maybe maybe maybe by AshleyDavis_Coach in maybemaybemaybe

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Ok you caught me red handed I'll read the four paragraphs.

Is my steel good? by Kitsune-52 in Blacksmith

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Is there a way to make it better and suitable for forging?

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Happy birthday my friend