Great recipe! This was my first time making candy. I bought a $2.00 candy thermometer from Walmart. Just do not spray Pam in the bottom of the sauce pot if you have one of those expensive ceramic ones. It will burn!1

I like this recipe. The only thing I'd change is using a large pot instead of a medium sized pot. I spent two hours hovering over the mixture in the medium sized pot, having to decrease the heat when the bubbles began spilling over the side, and then turning the heat up when it all subsided. Very frustrating! Once I transfered the mixture to a large pot, it was ready in 10 minutes. I used this recipe to make a candy rainbow for a cake top. I used 4 cake pans decreasing in size (12", 10", 8", 6", and then a ring from the lid of a canning jar), sat them, greased, one inside the other. When the mixture was ready, I quickly poured some into a large cup, added the color, and then poured into the space between one pan and the next. I did this for each color. I was happy with the result seeing as it was an experiment.

I love this recipe but instead of greasing the pan i generously line the pan with powdered sugar

excellent i used orange raspberry and lemon extracts

great recipe!! I hadn't had this since high school and it is sooo easy!! I made cinnamon which was good however I like alot more cinnamon in mine but I'll know from now on still was wonderful I just want a lil more pow in it!! next up is strawberry banana flavor!! or Lemon can't decide may have to just make both lol.

I've made this recipe twice now and one time I thought I would make banana flavored candy with banana extract (have used this before in other recipes and is delish!). I put in even a little more than the recipe called for and it smelled great and everything. But come time to break the candy and try it, it tasted like nothing, just sweet. Not even a hint of flavor, no smell, nothing!!! Bleh! Now another time I took another reviewer's suggestion and used one and a half packets of Kool-Aid dissolved in just a bit of water and this was much better... unfortunately I ruined the batch by putting it in a glass pan thinking I could cut it into squares before it cooled... dumb idea. Anyhow, I will try this again using another flavor of some sort, I'm not sure if it was the recipe or just that banana is a bad flavor to make candy with!

I used this recipe today and it turned out great! I used Rum flavoring and no coloring. It tastes so good, my family and I can't stop eating it. I am going to try other flavors too.

This was short and easy. I usually wake up in the night and want something sweet. Tonight I didn't have any hard candy. This was an excellent 2 am fix.I did use vanilla instead of orange only because I didn't have any. Next time I will try the kool aide. I do need some suggestions on how to make it so it doesn't stick to your teeth.

Very easy and really good i will be making this again. Thanks Terry137

Very good! But this makes way to much, cut it down to about 10 or so.

i made this but i used cherry jello mix,it tastes great

We are using this recipe to make our wedding favors. We were able to spray candy molds and use a candy funnel with stopper to put just the right amount of mixture into each mold. We now have beautiful, inexpensive, calla lily candies. I omitted the food coloring and chose almond flavoring. The candies are stunning and our guests will absolutely love them!

I'm just a beginner, so I thought this would be a good one to try. Its great! With food coloring, its very pretty. Instead of flavored extract, I added a tbl of water to a packet of kool aide (cherry) and put that in. Yummy!

Super easy! I make this every year and everyone loves it, although I usually double the flavoring.

This is so easy. My 4year-old and I made it together this year. It makes a great gift. Most craft stores or candy making stores will carry a variety of flavors. We love Butter Rum, Anise Oil, Root Beer, Clove, and Chocolate! Powdered Sugar is optional but add before candy cools!

i kept burning it until i started taking it off the heat at 250 degrees, but i think that is soft candy. I also put at least 1 tbs of flavor instead of 2 tsp. This stuff is really good.

I have always loved Hard Candy. This little recipe is my first homemade candy and I am extreamly pleased witht he results!

Great and simple rescipe!!! Wonderful for beginners. I used lemon for one batch and strawberry for the other. Both turned out perfect.

Wonderfully easy!! I had many people ask for this recipe. It is great!!

This is a very Good Hard Candy Recipe!An very Easy! Thank You!!!