II  Chasini (Sugar Syrup)  II

Chasini, sugar Syrup 

Ingredients:

  • 21/2 cups Water
  • 3tbsp Milk
  • 4cups sugar

Preparation:

  • Mix half of the water with the milk and divide this mixture into five equal portions.
  • Dissolve the sugar in the remaining water in a pan and bring it to boil. Now lower the heat to moderate.
  • After this first boiling add one of the five reserved mixtures to the boiling sugar and mix well. Discard any scum from the top.
  • Boil up again and add the second portion. Discard the scum again and repeat the process with next two portions.
  • Use the fifth portion to clean down the sides of the pan.
  • Now the clear syrup is ready to use in most sweets.
  • The next stage is one string syrup. To achieve this, keep boiling the syrup until a drop of syrup leaves one string between your thumb and finger.
  • Continue to boil for two, three or four strings