Lump of Coal Candy
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Recipe Link: http://www.familycorner.com/family/kids/recipes/lump_of_coal_candy.shtml
Do you know someone who has been naughty this year?
Fill their stocking with these lumps of candy coal!
This also makes a great gag gift!
Lump of Coal Candy
2 cups granulated white sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon black paste food color
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon anise extract
Line an 8 inch square baking pan with foil, extending edges
over the sides of pan. Lightly grease foil with butter or
cooking spray.
Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a heavy, non stick,
2 quart saucepan. Stir over medium/low heat until sugar is
dissolved and mixture comes to a boil.
Cook about 15 minutes, without stirring, until a candy
thermometer registers 290 degrees F.
Immediately remove from heat.
Stir in anise extract and food coloring.
Pour mixture into pan. Cool completely.
Lift candy out of pan using foil.
Place candy between 2 layers of heavy-duty foil.
Using a hammer or mallet, break candy into pieces the size
of a lump of coal.
Fill a plastic baggie with a few pieces of coal and attach
the following poem:
I heard you have been naughty not nice,
And Santa even checked his list twice.
So all the way from the cold North Pole
all you're getting is a bag of coal.
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