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Spun Sugar II

Spun Sugar II: 250 g sugar boiled with 1 1/4 dl water to the hard crack stage, mixed with 8 g glucose, cooled quickly, and flung into threads over an oiled rod on an oiled surface. The threads are cut with a hot knife and placed at once around the dessert; can be colored.

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

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About the dish

The smaller and more practical version of spun sugar, in which the threads are flung over an oiled rod instead of a knife. The straw ring held the pan tilted so the syrup gathered and stayed warm while you worked.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Boil the sugar

    Melt the sugar in the water and boil to the hard crack stage.

  2. 2

    Add glucose and cool

    Stir in the glucose and cool quickly by dipping the pan for a moment in cold water. Then set the pan slightly tilted in a straw ring (or a pot ring).

  3. 3

    Prepare the base

    Lightly oil a marble slab or a couple of baking sheets. Also oil a rod and place it across the slab, raised well up from the surface.

  4. 4

    Fling the threads

    Fling the sugar to the right and left over the rod with a whisk or a wide fork, until you have the amount you need.

  5. 5

    Use at once

    Cut the threads with a hot knife and place them at once around whatever is to be decorated. The sugar can be colored with various sugar colorings.

Changes from the original

Glucose = glucose/glucose syrup. The straw ring can be replaced with a pot ring or a folded cloth. The marble slab can be replaced with parchment paper on the counter.

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1914 (proofread, p. 449) → Modernised~78% of the text changedremovedadded
250 gr. topsukker 1 1/4 del. vand g sukker (toppsukker/raffinade). 1,25 dl vann. 8 gr. glykose. Sukkeret smeltes g glukose (glykose/glukosesirup). nøytral olje (til plate og pinne). sukkerfarge (om ønskelig). Smelt sukkeret i vandet, kokes derefter vannet og kok til det store knæk, tilsættes glykosen, avkjøles hurtig ved, at knekk.. Rør inn glukosen og avkjøl raskt ved å dyppe kjelen dyppes et øieblik øyeblikk i koldt vand; derpaa stilles den kaldt vann. Sett kjelen deretter litt paa skraa på skrå i en krans av halm. En halmkrans (eller en kjelering).. Smør en marmorplate eller et par stekeplater smøres let lett med olje. En pinde smøres Smør også en pinne med olje og lægges paa legg den over platen, men med saa meget under pinden, at denne staar hevet så godt op opp fra platen. Med en visp eller bred gaffel slynges platen.. Slyng sukkeret til høire høyre og venstre over pinden, pinnen med en visp eller bred gaffel, til man faar du har den mængde, man behøver. Traadene skjæres mengden du trenger.. Skjær trådene over med en varm kniv og svøpes legg dem straks om den ting, rundt det som skal pyntes. Sukkeret kan farves farges med forskjellige sukkerfarver. ulike sukkerfarger.

Note on Modernised

Glykose = glukose/glukosesirup. Halmkrans kan erstattes av en kjelering eller et brettet klede. Marmorplate kan erstattes av bakepapir på benken.

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Frequently asked questions

What does "the hard crack" mean?
It is the hardest stage of sugar boiling (hard crack), meaning the syrup is boiled until it becomes hard and brittle when a drop is cooled in cold water. Only then is the glucose added.
Why is the pan dipped in cold water?
To stop the boiling quickly so the sugar does not darken or burn. The pan is then set slightly tilted in a straw ring, so the mass gathers and holds the right temperature while you spin the threads.
How do you make the threads themselves?
Place an oiled rod raised above a lightly oiled marble slab or a couple of baking sheets. Fling the sugar from a whisk or wide fork to the right and left over the rod until you have enough threads. Cut them with a hot knife and place them at once around whatever is to be decorated.
Can the sugar be colored?
Yes, the recipe from Henriette Schonberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914) states that spun sugar can be colored with different sugar colorings.

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