How to Make Candy Magic at Home. The F&W guide to transforming sugar into this season’s most crackly, chewy, creamy, and covetable treats.

Rock candy, where sucrose molecules form crystals via hydrogen bonds, is a simple example. Endowing molecular crystals with porosity unlocks vast potential for gas separation, sensing, and catalysis.

You will need: 1) 21 ounces of sucrose (table sugar) 2) 8 ounces of tap water 3) a pot, beaker or saucepan 4) a candy thermometer 5) a spoon 6) a stove 7) glass jar AMAZING FACTS BIG QUESTIONS ...