Exploring the Art of Creating Freeze-Dried Sweets
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La st year, Niagara Falls was the destination for my daughter and her familys vacation. They also stepped into the Canada side of the falls. At some point, they found a big candy store that had freeze-dried candy. They got all excited about that, but the freeze-dried candy is very expensive. So, I came up with the idea to experiment with freeze-drying some candy for our granddaughter’s Christmas stockings. My assistant, Kayla, and I researched which candies are the best to freeze dry. My husband, Leroy, researched how long and what settings to use to freeze candy. And so, the experiment began. First, I did not buy a lot of each type of candy. Most of them were theatre box candies for $1.25. We did multiple tries of 5 trays at a time. I did not take pictures of each kind. These two trays are Sour Patch Gummies and Peach Rings. Leroy and I watched a video about the Peach Rings, so we wanted to try those. Well, these two did not turn...