On Mar 11, 11:55*am, hahabogus > wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote innews:MAxBj.6102$e52.3671@trndny01:
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> > "mdginzo" > wrote in message
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> >>I have started making hard candy with molds. *For some reason my
> >> candies come out flavorless. *This last batch I added twice the
> >> flavor the recipe called for and it just tastes like sugar. I am
> >> guessing that I am adding the flavor at the wrong time and it is
> >> evaporating away. *I am waiting until teh boiklign stops and then add
> >> teh flavor. is that correct or should I wait longer? I am uising
> >> LorAnn flavors. I want to make sugar free candies, but I want to fix
> >> this problem before I do since the SF stuff is so expensive. *Thanks
> >> for any help.
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> > I was going to say maybe you were using the wrong flavors, but... *I
> > find the LorAnn stuff is very strong! *I haven't tried it in SF hard
> > candies but I did try it in jellies and even a small amount on a
> > toothpick was too much flavor. *They were inedible.
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> > You are correct to add it after it has stopped boiling. *Don't know
> > what else to tell you.
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> First off smell and taste the flavouring...perhaps it is too old, beyond
> the expiry date and flavourless. (a guess).
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> Next without a recipe to aid how can anybody spot a problem? So post the
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Well, I didn't post the recipe because the problem isn't there.
Besides I figured if you knew how to answer the question you would
know the basic recipe.