How Is the Doneness Test Determining the "Hard Crack" Stage

question 27

Multiple Choice

How is the doneness test determining the "hard crack" stage for candy syrup temperatures described?

• A) No water test; the sugar liquefies and becomes light brown.
• B) Syrup separates into threads that are hard and brittle but do not stick to fingers.
• C) Syrup forms a ball that is hard enough to hold its shape, yet plastic enough to roll out.
• D) Syrup forms a ball that flattens out between fingers.

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