Candy making key to working with Sugar

Understanding the various stages of cooking sugar is a key factor in candy making. Every candy recipe requires a working knowledge of either chocolate or sugar or both! Once you know the 6 stages of cooking sugar: thread stage, soft ball stage, hard ball stage, soft crack stage, hard crack stage and caramelization, you will have success with every candy recipe you try. From there you will make hand made caramel, home made english toffee and brittles, delicious home made fondant and divinity. As you learn the Art and Craft of Gourmet Candy Making and practice making amazing chocolate creations like Classic Chocolate Truffles, gourmet fudge and delicious toffees, brittles and caramels in your home kitchen, you will find more and more reasons to make and give the gift of hand make gourmet candy. Enjoy and visit http:www.gourmetcandymaker.com for tons of recipes, how to videos plus time and money saving tips and techniques as you make home made candy in your kitchen.