Kool-Aid Rock Candy

Ingredients

• 1 empty mayonnaise jar
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package Kool-Aid
• 1 barbecue skewer (we always used a clean nail, but RZ doesn't recognize "nail")
• 1 length string
• 1 pencil

Directions

1. 1

   Fill a clean, empty mayonnaise jar with 1/4 cup boiling hot water. Slowly add 2 cups sugar and 1 package of Kool-Aid. Stir well.

2. 2

   Attach a nail to one end of a string and pencil to the other end of the string.

3. 3

   Place the pencil on the mouth of the jar so the nail hangs down into the thick sugar without touching the bottom of the jar.

4. 4

   Place the jar in a warm place and let it stand for a few days. The water evaporates and colorful rocky sugar crystals form on the string.