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Now, as the water continues to leave the solution it will get whiter and whiter and whiter. Eventually it'll stop bubbling and wanting to overboil.
We are NEARING completion of the mix. Hang in there, and be as alert as possible to orange splotches in your pot. That means you have hot spots and are heating too fast. At this point the mixture will sustain combustion. BE CAREFUL. Seriously, wear protection.
If you're stirring properly you'll notice that the mixture suddenly doesn't want to stick to the sides anymore, but rather wants to clump together, this means we're CLOSE. one more stage to go. the water is all gone from the mix, and now the sugar is in between the boiling point of water, and it's melting point.
Pretty quickly after this, the mixture will begin to turn orange. This is the important part, if it lights now, you've got an issue on your hands. it will burn quickly and rapidly, if you see dark orange splotches, TURN THE STOVE DOWN! Once it gets to a peanut butter color, you're done! quickly scrape it to the oiled plate. (In this case a marble slab left over from a tiling job, wonderful thing it is)
We are NEARING completion of the mix. Hang in there, and be as alert as possible to orange splotches in your pot. That means you have hot spots and are heating too fast. At this point the mixture will sustain combustion. BE CAREFUL. Seriously, wear protection.
If you're stirring properly you'll notice that the mixture suddenly doesn't want to stick to the sides anymore, but rather wants to clump together, this means we're CLOSE. one more stage to go. the water is all gone from the mix, and now the sugar is in between the boiling point of water, and it's melting point.
Pretty quickly after this, the mixture will begin to turn orange. This is the important part, if it lights now, you've got an issue on your hands. it will burn quickly and rapidly, if you see dark orange splotches, TURN THE STOVE DOWN! Once it gets to a peanut butter color, you're done! quickly scrape it to the oiled plate. (In this case a marble slab left over from a tiling job, wonderful thing it is)
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Jul 29, 2010. 11:31 AMpyro=fire
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And will it burn for sure or how do i stop it from burning it was a little un clear thanks!!!! :D
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Jul 29, 2010. 11:28 AMpyro=fire
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soooo will it all start to turn orange at the same time? I also think this is the coolest instructable because its easy and AWESOME!! I Rated it 5.0
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