I just started making candy.. and I really dig it. The candy I made first was Divinity (White sugar, Corn Syrup, water and egg whites) Which turned out great... Light, fluffy, melt in your mouth. I then tryed to make Seafoam candy (brown sugar, corn syrup and egg whites) the candy holds its shape but will not harden. I know the weather is a factor in making both of the candies but I made the seafoam candy only a few hours after the Divinity. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I DID WRONG? or at least point me in the way of some place that could...
I know this has nothing to do with dieting but it is the only place with food threads that I know of.

have you got a sugar thermometer?

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I was about to ask the same thing as kesh but I don't really know why.

I think it's b/c you have to be careful with the temperature as different heats possibly produce different results. But I haven't done anything like this in ages. so.

Yeah I was using a candy thermometer. I have seen a few different ways to make the Seafoam candy so I think I might try it again.

Seafoam Candy:
1 Box of Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup of light corn syrup
1/2 Cup of water
4 Egg Whites
1 Tablespoon of Vanilla
This is what I was doing...

New Seafoam Candy:
2 1/2 Cups of Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup of White Suagr
1/4 Cup of light corn syrup
1/4 Cup of Water
1/4 Teaspoon of salt
4 Egg Whites
1 Tablespoon of Vanilla

Maybe adding the white sugar and less corn syrup will fix the problem. I don't know.. I have not been making candy long enough to understand what the problem is. I tryed to make Divinity a few years ago and everything boiled over and it took me 3 months to get my stove clean.

M

well were you dead on with the temp, or did the recipe give it as soft ball or hard ball and all that crap?

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