Dexter Blood Slide Suckers: Eat At Your Own Risk!

Step 4 Cut Sheets into Slides

Place the blade of a large knife (not necessarily your best) directly into your burner to heat.  If you have an electric stove, you can use a lighter.  Once the blade is hot, begin to cut your sheets of sugar into strips.  Cut edges to be the length of a real slide.  Its good to have a glass slide to use as a template.

This step can be a bit annoying.  Don’t worry if you break a few, it happens.  Reheat the blade for each cut.  Between each cut, wash your blade off with water to keep the sugar from burning to your blade.  I don’t suggest using your best knife, since this heating and cooling isn’t the best treatment for your chef’s blade.  If the edges are really rough, dip your finger and water and smooth them out.

Lay your cut slides on your baking tray and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

Comments

[klimb]

it might help to build a sort of mold for these by sinking skewers into warm candy to divide at least the longest sides while the candy cools.

[kdickerson_az]

Do you think it would work to score the hardened candy with a sharp knife and crack it along the line? It may be a good option for those of us without gas...

[cyndyg]

I am trying to cut my "slides" right now. I'm having trouble cutting them and I tried scoring them but it hasn't made a clean break for me. I'm gonna keep trying!