Good Thing

Candy Cauldron

Martha Stewart Living, October 2006

Even if your party guests don't have a sweet tooth, they'll be drawn to this bubbling candy display.

Reviews (13)

  • Alanadiz
    8 Oct, 2011

    Save Mart have dry ice! ;)

  • Sheryll
    31 Oct, 2010

    None of my grocery stores/SuperWal-Mart or any others have dry ice, so good luck finding it .

  • toohotmama
    13 Oct, 2010

    I make 'Eyeball Stew" for Halloween: I arrange a triangle of logs on my brick front steps. Inside the logs, I cluster a string of orange holiday lights (use the blinker for a crackling fire effect) and place a large plastic cauldron on the logs. Since dry ice is a pain to locate in my area, I fill the cauldron half full of water and then float a few bags of fresh cranberries and a few floating eye ball candles on the surface.

  • Llouie2
    13 Oct, 2010

    Doesn't the candy freeze?

  • ericberry
    2 Mar, 2009

    I used this at my mom's 50th birthday party as a center piece for the snack table instead of the dry ice I used one of the ultrasonic mister/foggers. This way you get a steady stream of fog and you don't have to watch the cauldron all night long

  • getagirl
    24 Oct, 2008

    Hum...couldn't you use a few orange glow sticks instead of having a cord sticking out? Or would the glow sticks maybe not bright enough? I think you can even use a thin orange clear plastic sheet crumpled up instead of the orange tissue paper.

  • vltsunflower
    6 Oct, 2008

    I did something similar to this a few years back for a halloween party. I had this large wooden coffin that my father built. I put two large tubs inside the coffin

  • wendyejustice
    6 Oct, 2008

    My supermarket has it near the front of the store under lock and key. You may need to ask!

  • MeridithC
    29 Sep, 2008

    any supermarket will have it

  • 123Karamcg
    28 Sep, 2008

    Where do you get dry ice?

  • thespicychef
    28 Sep, 2008

    Okay, guess I'm new at this. I'm very confused. Is the bucket inside the pot in an upright position? Is the lid poked full of holes and then the candy is directly on that? Help!?? I'd really love to try this one. But still not quite sure where to start. I'm really into cooking, but when it comes to crafts I'm a bit lost. Thanks.

  • javadiva
    12 Sep, 2008

    what a fantasic idea. Martha at her best!

  • LunaHaze
    7 Aug, 2008

    OH! I love this! I would have never thought of the wreath underneath for the fire effect. Thanks for the idea!