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When it comes to making holiday candy, K-State Research and Extension food scientist Karen Blakeslee says it’s a cooking process that usually turns into a food science experiment. “Candy is basically ...

As one of our best homemade food gifts for the holidays (along with treats like pumpkin spice macarons and peppermint bark), homemade rock candy is as fun to make as it is sweet to eat. While the ...

On the chilly Monday morning of Dec. 4, 2023, Jeremy Spindler, owner and founder of Spindler Confections, was mixing a batch of caramel over the stove, a typical part of his daily candy-making process ...