Ingredients

2 1/2 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