Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Candy that's good for you

by Kelly

Recently, NotMartha had a post about science and crafting. Two of my greatest loves, joined together in potentially hazardous matrimony. I remember how much Dawn loved the Sea Glass Candy we made over the Christmas holidays, and wanted to show her this amazing alternative : glow in the dark candy (recipe to be found on the Instructables site)

Kryptonite-Candy
 I've seen this recipe before, using Quinine, an ingredient found in tonic water, to get that awesome glow-in-the-dark reaction. But Quinine is pretty bitter and thus not really a good choice for candy. This recipe, however, uses Riboflavin. So where in the world does someone acquire Riboflavin? Why, in a health food store, of course, under the name Vitamin B2.

BrittLiv, author of this recipe, does give one important safety warning - . "Make sure it has no sharp corners, before you serve it. I cut myself pretty severely into the thumb with it."

 
Sounds like a small price to pay for such a cool result.



1 comment:

  1. Wow - cool. Remember that stuff called, Slime - similar color. Of course I think we should use the quinine and make glow-in-the-dark Gin & Tonics this summer :)

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