| Small Thread, 215°. |
| Large Thread, 217°. |
Press a little of the syrup between the thumb and finger. A ring will form and a fine thread be drawn out which breaks at once and returns to the drop; for the second stage the thread draws a little farther than the first.
Third and fourth.
| Little Pearl, 220°. |
| Large Pearl, 222°. |
The sugar forms a thread between the fingers which stretches long, but breaks. For the fourth it stretches without breaking. The first four degrees are syrups.
Fifth and sixth.
| The Blow, 230°. | }crystallization. |
| The Feather, 232°. |
Dip in a broom-straw twisted to form a small loop at the end. A film will fill the loop, which will blow into a bubble.
At the sixth stage fine threads will fly from the bubble. The candy stages follow:
Seventh and eighth.