Disclaimer: there is nothing (not a single itsy bitsy tiny bit) healthy in this post. High fructose corn syrup? Artificial flavorings and dyes? Sugar? Yup. This has 'em all. You've been warned ;)
First, we read this and looked at the pretty pictures. (C'mon. I had to add something educational into this or it'd just be me and the kid making a sugary treat in the kitchen. Once again. Something we do far too often.) It only took a minute and then we were on to our project.
Ingredients? Check.
Adorable Sous-Chef? Check.
Bring all the gooey ingredients to a boil. (I finally had an excuse to buy a candy thermometer.)
Remember to check the temperature frequently or the mixture will burn.
And while it might look like real brown sea glass (even though you dyed it blue) it will taste disgusting.
Then you're forced to go back to the store to buy more sugar and do it all over again.
Never fear. You can take that frustration out on your sheet of candy when you get to use your mallet to shatter it into chunks :) (Ignore my gross looking pan. I didn't want to use a good one if the candy somehow decided it didn't want to separate.)
All your toil will be worth it in the end because you'll have some yummy candy that looks like the real deal.
Which forces you to explain to the little one why it's imperative not to mix the candy and our real sea glass up. Dental work is no joking matter in this house.
We used the recipe found here.
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