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The Small Crack

The sugar test "the small crack" (the soft-crack stage): the sugar sticks to the finger and teeth but breaks with a light sound.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 449 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The "crack" stages are used for hard caramel, drops, and spun sugar. Erken distinguishes between the small and large crack by only a few seconds of boiling between them — so one must watch closely.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Boil a few seconds more

    Boil the sugar a few seconds longer than to the large ball.

  2. 2

    Take the test

    Dip your index finger in the sugar.

  3. 3

    Judge the sugar

    If the sugar sticks to the finger but breaks with a light sound, or sticks to the teeth, the sugar has boiled to the small crack.

Changes from the original

No ingredient list in the original; the technique is rewritten into steps in modern language.

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Fra19141949Modernisert
Til19141949Modernisert
1914 (korrekturlest, s. 449) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 512)~46% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
Kok nogen sekunder længere, dyp længere; dypp pekefingeren i sukkeret; hvis sukkeret klæber kleber ved fingeren, men brækkes brekkes med en let lett støi eller klæber kleber ved tænderne, tennene, er sukkeret kokt til det den lille knæk. knekk.

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Frequently asked questions

What does "the small crack" mean?
It is one of the cooking stages for sugar. The sugar has boiled to the small crack when it sticks to the index finger but breaks with a light sound — or sticks to the teeth.
How do I test the sugar?
After the sugar has boiled a few extra seconds, you dip your index finger in the sugar and feel for it: sticky, but it breaks with a faint sound.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (Great Cookbook) (1914), page 449, in the section on sugar work and decoration.
How long does it take?
The test itself takes only a few extra seconds of boiling; figure on around fifteen minutes total including bringing it to a boil.

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