Set candy thermometer in place and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until temperature reaches 300 degrees F or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
(a small amount of mixture; dropped; into very cold water) (F; separates; into hard and brittle threads) (temperature; reaches; 300 degrees)
a small amount of mixture F temperature
dropped separates reaches
into very cold water
into hard and brittle threads
300 degrees