Thread, soft ball, and hard crack are terms used to describe the various stages when making what edible items?

These various stages correspond to the heat applied to the candies, and the amount of sugar in them. Hard crack is the hottest - used to make candies such as lollipops, which have sugar concentration of near 100%, while thread is the coolest- used to make candies such rock candy, with sugar concentration closer to 80%.

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