Instructables: exploring - candy - cooking http://www.instructables.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:09 PDT BLOX v1.01 Italian Style Fig Candy http://www.instructables.com/id/Italian-Style-Fig-Candy/
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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:30:28 PDT
Hack: Double Boiler http://www.instructables.com/id/Hack-Double-Boiler/
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Sat, 12 May 2012 19:00:44 PDT
How to Prepare Prickly Pear http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Prepare-Prickly-Pear/
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Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:58:20 PST
Classy Candied Grapefruit Peels http://www.instructables.com/id/Classy-Candied-Grapefruit-Peels/
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Tue, 1 Mar 2011 05:17:55 PST
Advanced Truffle-Making: Slabbed Ganache and Multi-Layer Truffles http://www.instructables.com/id/Advanced-Truffle-Making-Slabbed-Ganache-and-Multi/
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Fri, 5 Feb 2010 19:47:40 PST
Brain Candy http://www.instructables.com/id/Brain-Candy/
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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:17:57 PDT
Candy Sushi - A Great Birthday Party Activity & Treat http://www.instructables.com/id/Candy-Sushi-A-Great-Birthday-Party-Activity-Tr/
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Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:20:22 PDT
How to Make Gummy Red Carpet http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Gummy-Red-Carpet/
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Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:58:35 PDT
Lego brick shaped gummy candies http://www.instructables.com/id/LeGummies-brick-shaped-gummy-candies/
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Sun, 9 Nov 2008 03:40:07 PST
Anatomy of a Chocolate Truffle http://www.instructables.com/id/Anatomy-of-a-Chocolate-Truffle/
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