Just sitting here wondering how my love for all things gem and mineral relates to my love for cooking. Rock crystal candy of course! I remember going into candy stores as a child and being obsessed with the formations of rock candy and the pretty colors. As a grown up I would much prefer rock candy on a stick for sweetening my ice tea and skip the childhood memory of a mouthful of sugary sweet crunch.
After doing a Google search for recipes I came across Christian Grantham's Flickr page chronicling the process of failures and success and a winning recipe. It seems the secret is starting the sticks with a bit of eggwhite brushed on them and rolled in sugar before adding to the jar of sugar and water mixture. With some flavored extracts added to the mixture I think a whole grown up version could be in my future.
