How Home Cooks Judged Sugar Syrup Without a Thermometer
Long before candy thermometers, cooks read sugar syrup by hand — a spoon drip, a wire loop, a soaking test. Here's what each one was really measuring.
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Long before candy thermometers, cooks read sugar syrup by hand — a spoon drip, a wire loop, a soaking test. Here's what each one was really measuring.
Before candy thermometers, cooks tested sugar syrup by hand. Here's what the cold-water test measures and why it decided whether candied fruit held its shine.