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Cakespy: Homemade Candy Corn

You can't just go by a time for boiling when making candy. Your altitude (and I suppose you attitude so some degree . . .) changes the boiling point. The higher the elevation, the longer it takes to get to the boiling point. We need to know the "ball" stage.

Kargyle at 11:21PM on 10/30/09

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Cakespy: Homemade Candy Corn

You can't just go by a time for boiling when making candy. Your altitude (and I suppose you attitude so some degree . . .) changes the boiling point. The higher the elevation, the longer it takes to get to the boiling point. We need to know the "ball" stage.

Kargyle at 11:21PM on 10/30/09

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Cakespy: Homemade Candy Corn

I made these over the weekend and they came out great. Everyone loved them. I did use vanilla bean paste instead of vanilla so it had a richer taste, but other than that, they were very tasty. I need to do some work on making them hold together better, but I only had about 1/4 lose their tips. I did discover if I lightly misted the rolls with cold water before pressing with the rolling pins, it helped stick together better.

sylphon at 1:52PM on 11/02/09

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Cakespy: Homemade Candy Corn

I made these and was lucky enough to have the consistency come out great! I used a thermometer and went a little over the recommended temp of the Wash. Post but way under the cooking time in the recipe posted here. I may try using some honey next time, as recommended. I thought they tasted 'ok' but not really like real candy corn (which I do have a problem with...I am unable to stop eating them once I start) but everyone else that tasted them really liked them because they didn't taste just like candy corn. In any case, they were so cute I didn't care that they didn't taste just like I expected.

mrsmoosie at 4:48PM on 10/31/09

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Cakespy: Homemade Candy Corn

Whoa, be very careful with this recipe! I was following these instructions, was boiling the corn syrup, butter and sugar. I turned off the heat and added the vanilla, and BOOM, the candy EXPLODED! I was lucky enough to be out of the way.

Follow the instructions on the Washington Post article. They tell you to put the vanilla in to boil, rather than putting it in later.

Otherwise, it's very good so far! That was just a scary moment.

Jewelsie at 1:37PM on 10/31/09

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