Do you know how to make sugar look like glass?

Melting sugar

Today at technicraft we melted different types of sugar and tasted it, some of them were not so nice and some of them were, here is how.

What you will need:

• Tripod
• Gauze mat
• Meths burner
• Matches/Lighter
• Types of sugar
• Damp cloth
• Tin foil
• Toothpick

Method:

1. Place your tripod on a flat surface
2. Add your gauze mat onto the top of the tripod.
3. Curve the sides of the tin foil and place over gauze mat
4. Pour what type of your sugar you want into the middle of the tin foil
5. Move the meths burner underneath the tripod
6. Light up one of the matches and light up the  meths burner
7. Mix the sugar around with the side of the toothpick (When the consistency is much like liquid then it is done)
8. Take it off of the tripod and place it down
9. Let it turn back into a solid, and the consistency will then be like glass, but edible

Sugar spider webs (Optional)

If you have decided to make sugar spider webs like these, follow the instructions below.

1. Grab a new toothpick or just use the other side of the older toothpick you would have recently used
2. Dip the toothpick into the melted sugar
3. Slowly take it out leaving the string still attached to the toothpick...

                 Be careful because if it is still liquid then it will be really hot

Final note:

It’s okay if it turns back into solid because then at least you will have a lot of fun, with it looking like glass