Rock Candy

I decided to try making rock candy at home before having the Kitchen Magicians try it. Really good idea as it took so much longer to make than what I read and saw on You Tube.
I supersaturated the sugar; 3-1.

And stirred till it was all liquid. I added my food coloring and flavoring- I made an orange kind and the second one, I liked the colors but didn't have any mint or other appropriate flavoring.

I poured it into a bowl and all the directions said, cover it with foil and let it sit for 48 hours.

Two weeks later this is what I got:

I am tipping the bowl so you can see some crystals but there was much more liquid still in the bowl than there were crystals.

I also made an orange kind- that one sat for 3+ weeks. It worked much better but it certainly took longer than 48 hours!