Barley sugar is a traditional hard candy, usually colored yellow or orange, made historically by boiling sugar together with barley water, a technique reflected in its name even though many modern versions substitute artificial flavoring for the actual barley ingredient. The candy is produced by heating sugar to around 160 degrees Celsius so that it melts and sets with a crystallized surface, or to a higher temperature of about 185 degrees Celsius to produce a clear, viscous candy when rapidly cooled. Older recipes for barley sugar sometimes included cream of tartar, corn syrup, lemon, egg white or saffron for additional flavor and color.
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1. Barley sugar (Wikipedia)
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Barley sugar (or barley sugar candy) is a traditional variety of boiled sweet (hard candy), often yellow or orange in colour, which is usually made with barley water, giving it a characteristic taste and colour.
2. CooksInfo: Barley Sugar
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Barley Sugar was first made in the 1600s, as white sugar started to become affordable for more people.
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