How Can I Create Cotton Candy At Home?

Question

I want to throw a carnival in my backyard complete with a Ferris wheel, funnel cake, one of those things that you blow up and jump in, psychotic clowns, midg-, I mean, short people, carnies, and pinheads. I'm serious, can I make cotton candy at home? Is there, like, a machine I can buy?

Answer 1

Or if you're lazy like me:

http://www.amazon.com/Nostalgia-Electrics-/dp/B0000AR7OR/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_k2a_2_txt/102-7397193-5057768?ie=UTF8

Answer 2

Ingredients
5 cups granulated sugar
Scant 1 1/3 cups light corn syrup
1 cup plus 2 T. water
Flavored oil
Food color paste
Vegetable baking spray

Directions
To make this recipe at home, you will need a pair of wire cutters and an
old inexpensive whisk. Cut the round ends off an inexpensive whisk. Arrange the tines so they are
evenly spaced. You will also need an open space to make the cotton candy. At home, slit open a
garbage bag and cover the floor area. Wedge 2 long wooden spoons under something heavy so they
extend off the edge of the counter.
Place the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a 2-quart heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat.
Insert a candy thermometer and cook the sugar mixture until it reaches 320 degrees F, what is known



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as the hard crack stage (the sugar becomes brittle when it comes in contact with a cooler surface).
Remove from the heat and carefully pour into a medium-size microwaveable glass bowl. If you leave
the sugar in the pan, the sugar will continue to cook and turn dark brown. A glass bowl will hold
the temperature of the sugar. I put a towel under the bowl to keep the bowl from tipping over and to
protect my hands from the heat of the glass. (The sugar will stay liquid enough to work with easily
for about 10 minutes; after that it will start to thicken. If this happens before you are finished,
just pop the bowl in the microwave for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the sugar is liquid enough to work
with once again.) If you are going to color and/or flavor the sugar, add those drops now.
Dip the tines into the hot sugar. Allow the sugar to drain off for 1 to 2 seconds until the draining
sugar strands are relatively the same consistency. Then wave the whisk over the extended wooden
spoons and allow the sugar strands to gently drift until they are resting on top of the spoons. Make
sure you are about 12 to 18 inches above the spoons. Use broad long strokes and work quickly. Gather
the cotton candy and roll onto paper that you've rolled into a long, thin cone, like cotton candy is
served in at the carnival or serve as is. If you need to store the cotton candy for a few hours,
place it in an airtight container. The delicate sugar will melt in a humid environment.

Answer 3

I've seen the small versions of the machines at Bed, Bath & Beyond. Have fun!

Answer 4

i think u can rent a cotton candy machine just look from them at renting stores.

Answer 5

yeah there are cotton candy makin' machines, i don't know where they sell them, but you can search for stores that carry those on the internet.

Answer 6

Yeah, I think some company makes 'em.

Answer 7

actually, yeah. there are kid machines that are do it yourself, but i don't think they're worth it.just buy some and be gone.

Answer 8

WTF, it's easy. Dip a cotton ball in some soda and eat it.