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Remember guys this is for cooking methods, and valid medical grade oils, tinctures and recipes only.... we are AVOIDING the less effective quickie oils, and watery non-clarified, not-very-bioavailable butter recipes here! If you would like to discuss your methods, please create a new thread to do so. I do not want to have to go through this thread to correct randomly added recipes, this is for valid information only.


First off, you should clarify your butter before using it, secondly 30 minutes is no where near enough time to promote bioavailability and such recipes do not belong in this thread, and thirdly, you need to decarb your material first ESPECIALLY with such a brief oil processing time. All that darkness on the bottom, is glandular material that for the most part your body can't use, and the vast majority of your potency goes 'in one end, and out the other'.

Please folks, go through and delete the unnecessary and irrelevant posts/instructions for hash and water-butter, they simply do NOT belong here and we've done a great job so far keeping this thread on topic; I do not want to bother a mod to do so, but I will if it is still necessary in 24 hours.


edit- Thanks so much!

 

When using vaped herb, it depends how well you've vaped it, so it may require a test batch (and consistent vaping) to determine your vaped buds average strength. Vaped herb weighs slightly less than it did, pre-vape, so your dose-ratio sometimes only needs a slight adjustment or increase per dose.. or, you may need three times as much! I'd recommend using as little oil as possible and testing a few drops, to a spoonful, to judge its strength before applying it to a recipe. A smoothy is a good way to test oil. To be honest I don't work with vaped herb very often, the few times I have, it's varied greatly (mostly due to varied vaping!)

When using non-vaped bud you would normally determine your dose based on how much you'd normally smoke in a session, or per day (if you're a heavier/very-regular or frequent toker). This changes strain to strain, so it's always a good idea to test-smoke your new batch of herb before cooking with it. So using the same principal, you could always try loading a bowl to a get a rough idea, but after being vaped thoroughly it's a bit more 'fragile', so it could be easy to underestimate its potency if you just torch it.


The ratio of herb to oil, really depends on what you're doing with your oil. You should either always know what recipe you're going to use first, or always aim for the most concentrated oil, so that you can add more 'unadulterated' oil to the recipe if need-be.
Just so long as it's covered or well-coated during heating, it's doing the job. To concentrate your canna oil further, either make hash (optimal), or divide your herb into two or three portions and perform several brief, 40 - 50 minutes runs, starting with a bit more oil than you want to finish with, processing one portion at a time, straining, then using the resulting oil with the next.

From the oil tutorial :

 

-Canna Candy Apples!-













It's that time of year again......



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You will need:


'Modified Kit Recipe'

- 1 box Candy Apple base/mix kit (most will include sticks, be sure yours does too!)

- 2 cups sugar

- 8 - 10 apples.. any kind will do, but tart apples taste the best with a sweet coating and tend to hold up the best after exposure to a little heat... Granny Smith and McIntosh are good choices.

- 1 and 1/2 cups Water, or (optional) Tonic water

- 2 tsps, or 8 - 10 doses canna or hash oil


optional; extra cinnamon, apple, or other fruity flavors flavor... raspberry, papaya, and strawberry can be tasty.


'Home Made'

Using the rest of the ingredients (apples, sugar, sticks etc.) substitute the packet ingredients included in the kit, for:

- 1 cup invert sugar, -or- golden syrup, -or- corn syrup

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- ½ tsp cinnamon flavor, (or slightly less than the manufacturers recommendation per 3 total cups 'sugar', or one dram if using LorAnn oils)

OR

- 1 cup cinnamon 'red hot' candies


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Wash and dry your apples thoroughly.. it is important you have them very dry, and it is a good idea that you buff off as much of their natural wax as possible. Once finished, insert your sticks, and give them a final wipe to remove any juices. Prepare aluminum foil or wax paper on a heat-safe surface, and give it a light greasing, or spray with Pam.


Mix your sugar, and the packet (if using one, invert sugar or syrup if you're not) and water or tonic water in a small sauce pot. Over a medium-high heat, boil for roughly 10 - 15 minutes, using a candy thermometer to monitor the temperature. Remove from heat when the candy reaches 280 f, for a softer candy, or when it reaches 300 f for a hard 'lollipop'-style candy. Once removed you may carefully add your flavoring and coloring elements, along with your canna oil.... if making your own candy without a boxed mix and without 'red hots', you may use any color you like. Red looks very nice, and traditional, but it does not glow as well as a blue, or green.


Once added, only stir gently and just enough to blend the color, oil and flavor, do not 'whisk' or over-blend. Immediately begin dipping and carefully twirling your apples in your candy. Work fast! You can always place your candy back on the still-hot burner, but I caution against actually turning it on again, except if absolutely necessary.. if you go a little too far, you can ruin your candy!

Place each apple on your greased sheet as you finish them, and allow about an hour and a half in a cool-dry room, to harden. It is NOT generally recommended that you freeze or refrigerate candy, especially candied fruit which contains moisture.
For those of you without air conditioners or humidity control in your kitchens, we're heading towards a better time of year for candy making.... it's almost impossible when the humidity is too high!


Once hardened you can wrap them if you like, but wrapped or not, you should try to have them consumed within 24 hours, or three days max in a dry climate. Due to the moisture in the apple, they will get melty after a few days (this is common for home made candied apples; it's not a 'canna thing'. )

























Tip: You'll notice that eventually, you have candy left, but dipping becomes a challenge... just give it a final brief heating, and use a flexible spatula-scraper to get as much candy out as you can, onto a greased piece of wax paper or foil, or into a greased candy mold.
Just remember... hot candy is, well, hot! Be just as careful, as you would be when making any type of hot candy, or any hot food in general.


Enjoy