Cotton candy is probably one of the most common holiday treats among children and adults. You just can’t buy it in a store, it is usually sold at various events, for example, in a circus, a zoo, at children's concerts, in game rooms. And in the summer, an apparatus that makes cotton candy can be found in any park that has a swing-carousel. Incredible, but how much joy can bring ordinary sugar, turned into an airy white cloud! In different countries, cotton candy has its name. For example, in America it is cotton sweetness, in France - grandfather's beard, in Germany - sugar wool, in Italy - sugar yarn, and in England it was called magic silk thread.
How is cotton candy made?
In order to make this airy treat, you need a special machine. Sugar, getting into it, is processed: it is first melted, and then poured through a sieve in a thin stream onto a cold metal cone or drum, which constantly rotates. As a result of all these processes, thin threads similar to a cobweb are obtained from it. The operator, standing behind the device, skillfully hands them onto a stick and turns them into a large snow-white “cloud”. If you add food colors to sugar , you can get cotton wool of different colors. Advanced craftsmen who have already got used to the work of the device can even twist various shapes from sweet threads. Many parents forbid their children to feast on cotton wool, as they fear for the health of their teeth and buy ice cream in return. But if you look, then in fact in one "cloud" of cotton candy contains a maximum of one teaspoon of sugar. But in ice cream it is much more. How much does it cost as much as cotton candy? Its price ranges from 15 to 40 rubles.
Homemade cotton candy. Recipe.
Is that possible?! Probably, many people now have such a question in their heads. We answer immediately - yes, it is possible! There is even one good recipe, thanks to which you will learn how to make cotton candy, even without a special device on hand.
We will need:
- 0.5 cups cold water;
- 1.5 cups of sugar;
- food coloring (optional);
- 1-2 drops of vinegar;
- low pan or pan;
- several forks or Chinese sticks (they will be needed for winding cotton candy).
Cooking:
- First of all, prepare a place for winding cotton candy. To do this, fix the forks (Chinese sticks) in a standing position, propping them with something on both sides.
- Cooking sugar syrup. Combine sugar, water and vinegar in a saucepan and set on low heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and remove from stove. As soon as the syrup cools down a bit, put it on the fire again and bring to a boil. This cycle must be repeated 3-4 times. The syrup should acquire a golden hue, but in no case dark (this indicates that it is burnt). The output will be a dense mass that stretches well.
- Now the fun part. We pick up the fork, dip it in syrup and start driving it around the pre-installed sticks. And thus, wrap the sugar threads until the syrup is over or the desired amount of treat is reached. Well, now you can please your child at any time, because you know how to make cotton candy at home.