Crystal Candies
Source of Recipe
justmecookin.com
List of Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon desired food coloring
Few drops oil of cinnamon, oil of peppermint, or oil of wintergreen
Recipe
Line a 8x8x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan. Butter the foil; set pan aside.
Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan. In saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup, and water. Cook over medium-high heat to boiling, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar. This should take about 5 minutes. Avoid splashing mixture on sides of pan. Carefully clip candy thermometer to side of saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thermometer registers 290 degree F, soft-crack stage. Mixture should boil at a moderate, steady rate over the entire surface. Reaching soft-crack stage should take 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the saucepan from heat; remove candy thermometer from the saucepan.
Quickly stir in desired food coloring and flavoring. Immediately pour mixture into the prepared pan. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes or until a film forms over the surface of the candy.
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