Try Preston Market. The out of date/out of stock re-sellers sometimes have bags of boiled lollies that are perfect for stained glass bikkies.
EDIT: or make your own. Boiled lollies are just sugar and water boiled to hard crack stage, then coloured and set. I cup of sugar+1/4 cup of water is a good base mix. Boil up to hard crack stage, then dip out a half ladleful, add food colouring to suit, stir with fork and pour onto a tray lined with baking paper to set. Dip out some more, colour etc until you have all the colours you need. I recommend banishing all pets, kids and spouses from the kitchen until you’ve finished. Hot sugar is nasty when juggling priorities.
And the final result is easily storable in airtight jars/bags for future use. And you’re going to smash it up anyway so if bits stick to each other that’s fine.
Yep. Used to do them for putting round the sides of birthday cakes for the boys. In football team colours. And to satisfy my bloke’s toffee addiction. Very fun and very pretty. They look lovely as christmas tree decorations.
Yeah hot toffee is nasty stuff! Not sure I can be bothered. The sugar is cheap but if you want a bunch of different flavours the effort and price goes up quickly
Finally feeling human enough to try one of the new toys I got before The Crud hit. Very much room for improvement, but I think we shall be friends.
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They look awesome.
My pic of the bunch would be the ones with strawberry jam.
Thanks. It’s melted smashed up boilt lolly. Which turn out to be a bit hard to find
Try Preston Market. The out of date/out of stock re-sellers sometimes have bags of boiled lollies that are perfect for stained glass bikkies.
EDIT: or make your own. Boiled lollies are just sugar and water boiled to hard crack stage, then coloured and set. I cup of sugar+1/4 cup of water is a good base mix. Boil up to hard crack stage, then dip out a half ladleful, add food colouring to suit, stir with fork and pour onto a tray lined with baking paper to set. Dip out some more, colour etc until you have all the colours you need. I recommend banishing all pets, kids and spouses from the kitchen until you’ve finished. Hot sugar is nasty when juggling priorities.
And the final result is easily storable in airtight jars/bags for future use. And you’re going to smash it up anyway so if bits stick to each other that’s fine.
TIL stained glass bikkies exist. 😊
Yep. Used to do them for putting round the sides of birthday cakes for the boys. In football team colours. And to satisfy my bloke’s toffee addiction. Very fun and very pretty. They look lovely as christmas tree decorations.
Yeah hot toffee is nasty stuff! Not sure I can be bothered. The sugar is cheap but if you want a bunch of different flavours the effort and price goes up quickly
Woolies used to have own brand boiled lollies but they’re gone now. Some locations have swanky kinds in jars but too expensive for cooking with