This recipe works with any type of hard candy molds. You can use drop molds, start or heart-shaped molds, or any other mold you like. Be sure to use candy molds, and not other types of food molds, since candy molds are designed to prevent the candy from sticking.
It’s important to remove the sugar mixture from heat at this exact temperature. Use a candy thermometer, and not a meat thermometer, to be sure your measurements are exact.
Purple rock candy with lavender flavoring. Orange rock candy with tangerine flavoring. Pink rock candy with rose flavoring. Red rock candy with cinnamon flavoring.
You can use wooden chopsticks in place of skewers. A string suspended from a pencil is also a good base for rock candy. Cover the jar with plastic wrap. This prevents dust and bugs from getting into the jar while the rock crystals form.
