You put your left arm in.......... O.K. so its not that kind of hokey but its pretty fun none the less.
Take 3 parts caster sugar to 1 part golden syrup, heat in a pan til it resembles molten lava. Amber in colour and oh so lovely looking that the temptation to poke your finger in 200 degree farenheight sugar is almost impossible to resist.
Here's the fun part!
Warn everyone to stand back and arm yourself with a whisk and have a greased baking tray handy because time my dear is of the essence here.
Throw in some bicarbonate of soda (refer to various recipes for amounts) whisk like a woman demented and get it all out of the pan onto the baking sheet before it billows over the edges of the pan like a scalding hot cloud of sugar.
Now the temptation here will be to stick your finger in it...
DO NOT Stick your finger, thumb or anyother protruding appendage into this mixture!!!
Lest you leave layers of skin behind and really enjoy spending time in a burns unit, the nurses are lovely but personally i could do with out the pain.
I warn you, as soon as the bicarbonate of soda hits the hot sugar and you start whisking it will literally go mental. Ever see the episode of 'The Big Bang theory' where Sheldon plays a prank that involves foam falling from the ceiling of another characters lab? It is kind of like this only on a smaller scale and more likely to blister.
HOWEVER besides all the dangerous practices it takes to get to the finished article it is well worth the effort. Here's one i made earlier! (I have always wanted to say that!!!!!)
Oh and because everything tastes better smothered in chocolate.... I couldnt resist!
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