Old Fashioned Hard Candy Recipe
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Old Fashioned Hard Candy

By: YVETTE MOORE  
"Home made hard candy is a great gift idea! Use different colors and flavorings to match the season."

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Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
40 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 pound
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2/3 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint oil, or other flavored oil
  • 1 teaspoon any color food coloring

Directions

  1. Generously coat a cookie sheet with confectioners' sugar, and set aside.
  2. In a heavy bottomed saucepan, stir together the white sugar, water and corn syrup until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium-high and cook to a temperature of 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. Remove from heat, and stir in the flavored oil and food coloring.
  3. Immediately pour the sugar mixture onto the prepared cookie sheet in a thin stream (this helps it cool). When the candy is cool enough for the outer edge to hold its shape, cut into bite size pieces with scissors. Let cool completely, then store in an airtight container.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 150 | Total Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 3, 2004 by DPARRISH 
great candy! found I needed more than 1 teaspoon of flavored oil. MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2008 by dib 
THIS IS THE ONE RECIPE ANYONE WITH KIDS NEEDS TO HAVE HANDY WHEN THE KIDS NEED SOMETHING TO DO... MORE
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Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2008 by jamidee 
Great recipe thank you!I just made a bunch for Christmas baskets!I made several batches and... MORE
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Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2008 by supermomof4man 
This is the best hard candy recipe I have found.Plus I love that you show a picture of the... MORE
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Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2009 by great_girl11 
Wonderful recipe. I'd never made candy before and it turned out amazing! MORE

 
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