Science fail . . . this was sugar water and the water was supposed to evaporate and leave behind the crystals (think rock candy). We got some really pretty crystals, but they didn’t form up and I couldn’t get them out of the bowl. Maybe the water evaporated too fast?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Science fail . . . this was sugar water and the water was supposed to evaporate and leave behind the crystals (think rock candy). We got some really pretty crystals, but they didn’t form up and I couldn’t get them out of the bowl. 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