The clarifying and boiling of sugar to the completely different levels should be thought-about as the important thing to all types of range working, and I’ll give right here the strategy used for clarifying sugar. The pan used should be completely clear and vibrant. Whisk two whites of eggs in a single pint of water; break 30 lbs. of fine lump sugar into small items and put it into the pan; pour over it 6 quarts of water, set it on a transparent range to soften, however watch out it doesn’t blubber and boil earlier than it’s melted; once you see it rise it’s then boiling, and should be stopped instantly by placing in 1 quart of water; when it rises once more add the same amount of water, and so forth two or thrice; this prevents the scum from boiling into the sugar and makes it rise to the highest. Draw the pan to 1 facet of the fireplace and take all of the scum off; let it proceed to simmer. Preserve including somewhat water to make the remaining a part of the scum rise. By this time the scum can be very white and difficult, which additionally take off if the sugar seem clear. Dip in your finger, and if a drop hold from it, it’s of the primary diploma, referred to as easy, and could also be put by to be used.

Chances are you’ll make clear a a lot smaller amount of sugar by rigorously attending to those directions.

Testing Sugar

Granulated sugar is taken into account the most effective to make use of, as it’s much less liable to adulteration than another sort. Of moist sugars, Demerara is the most effective. The only method to check sugar for its purity is to dissolve somewhat in a glass of clear water. If the sugar be fairly pure the water will solely be barely thickened, however not within the least clouded, neither will there be any sediment. In protecting sugar care ought to be taken to guard it from dampness and vermin — particularly ants.

To boil Sugar to the completely different levels.

To the diploma referred to as “Pearled.”

Cowl your preserving pan backside two or three inches deep, boil it briskly over a transparent hearth for a short while, then dip in your finger and put it to your thumb, if on separating them a small string of sugar adheres to every it’s boiled to the diploma referred to as pearled.

To the diploma referred to as “Blown.”

After you may have ascertained that the sugar is boiled to the diploma referred to as pearled put within the skimmer and let it boil a couple of minutes, then shake it out of the sugar and provides it a blow. If sugar fly from the skimmer in small bladders it’s boiled to the diploma referred to as blown.

To the diploma referred to as “Feathered.”

Proceed to boil the sugar from blown for a short while longer; take out the skimmer and provides it a jerk over the pan, then over your head, and if sugar fly out like feathers it’s boiled to the diploma referred to as feathered.