So much waste! You can save quite a bit of oil/flavoring by sticking just the tips in oil. On the other hand, the wide-bottom jar toothpicks brought a lot of flavoring with them. If you are worried about the oils soaking through to table underneath, place the drying towels on a piece of wax paper or plate.Īs you can see in the third picture, the toothpicks in the glass bottles didn't bring much oil with them to the paper towels. When using a wide-bottom container, I'll use a fork or tweezers as a grabber, but there is more mess. With my Hobby Lobby bottles, I can take out the toothpicks easily with my fingers with little mess. The next step will show the outcome.Īfter the toothpicks are done infusing and marinating, I take the toothpicks out and place on a couple of paper towels to dry for 4-8 hours. In the wide dish I added one dram (bottle) of bright pink watermelon flavoring. However, I wanted to show what happens when you do so. If the oil is hot, like cinnamon bark, I might infuse for 12-24 hours if it's a flavoring, like watermelon, I will soak closer to 24-48 hours to really infuse the flavor.Īs I mentioned earlier, toothpicks act like straws, so you don't need to a wide-bottom dish to fully submerge your toothpicks. This is a huge time span because different oils and flavorings act differently. I seal the lid, lightly swirl the bottle, and let "marinate" for 12-48 hours in a dark place. Remember, you can re-use the oil, so it's not like you are wasting it if it's not all gone by the end of the soak. I add as many toothpicks as desired - sometimes 20, sometimes 100. If your bottle has a drip spout, go ahead and remove it, or you'll be here awhile. The first thing I do when making candy toothpicks is pour a dram (about a teaspoon) of the flavoring into a glass sealable container. The straw will soak up the oil either way, so don't worry about less flavoring! I did a test in later steps to show what happens. Using small bases is way less messy and uses less oil than a large base.
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