How to make Primitive Sugar cones

There are many recipes and methods to create a sugar cone. Following is the EASIEST process to make a replica of a sugar cone for display. There is no cooking involved, so it is fast and easy to do and cleanup is a snap.

Equipment Needed

Mixing bowl ~ I always use a large metal bowl

Your mold ~ this can be almost anything that has the shape you want. My favorite molds to use include a large beer glass and a tiny loaf pan. You can also use old pudding molds, sugar molds (really?)...

Small flat plate or pan

Your clean hands -the most important tool you have!

Ingredients

1 lb of Sugar - You can use white, light brown or dark brown or some combination of the three.

Water

Instructions

Mix sugar (or sugars) in bowl with your hands to insure that any lumps are removed.

Run your hands under the faucet and move immediately to your mixing bowl. Sprinkle the water from your hands into the bowl of sugar - do this a couple of times.

Using your hands, mix the drops of water through the sugar.

Firmly pack the barely moistened sugar into your mold. It is better to pack a small bit at a time rather than filling the entire mold immediately. This will insure that your sugar is solid in the mold.

Invert your mold over the flat plate or pan to release the molded sugar.

Set aside and allow to "dry" for 24-48 hours (depending on ambient temperature and humidity.) If you make more than one at a time, be sure that you thoroughly clean your "mold" between moldings.

Wrapping

Sugar cones were traditionally wrapped in blue paper. Frugal ladies are said to have once soaked said paper - using the resulting blue bath to dye textiles. I have also used white paper, but my favorite wrapping is dyed cheesecloth. Since you can easily leave a portion of the molded sugar visible, the resulting combination of textures is very pleasing visually.

Of course, the more you do it, the easier it will be, but that is all there is to it! Have fun!