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Norwegian spun sugar

Source of Recipe

Norway


List of Ingredients

2 C sugar
1 C boiling water
1/8 tsp cream of tartar


Recipe

Mix and boil, without stirring, to the hard boil stage. Remove from fire at once. Set pan in cold water until syrup stops boiling, then set syrup pan into pan of hot water. Be sure to keep syrup warm or it will get too hard.
Dip spoon in syrup to make a thread, then wind thread, then wind the thread quickly around a water glass. Remove and place on a plate. this spun sugar can be made into nests or into any shape you desire, if molded while still warm, or it can be chopped up. The finer the thread can be spun, the better will be the finished product. Spun sugar is a popular garnish for desserts.