Candymaker’s Lexicon

I’ll try to keep up with defining those words I’ve used in various posts and link them to definitions below. If I’m not making something understandable or if there’s any questions, please feel free to comment.

candymaker

A confectioner: someone who makes candies and other sweets.

cassia

A spice made from the bark of an evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia. In the United States we are used to seeing this spice as cinnamon but actually it is a close relative to “true” cinnamon, which is not commonly seen. Probably more than you want to know.

hard-crack stage

A syrup or candy boiled to concentrate the sugars to 99%, 300° F–310° F. All about cooking sugar syrups.

soft-crack stage

A syrup or candy boiled to concentrate the sugars to 95%, 270° F–290° F. All about cooking sugar syrups.