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Old Fashioned Hard Candy

SUBMITTED BY: YVETTE MOORE

"Home made hard candy is a great gift idea! Use different colors and flavorings to match the season."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe average a 4.5 star rating.
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PREP TIME  5 Min
COOK TIME  40 Min
READY IN  45 Min
Original recipe yield 1 pound

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 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.
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REVIEWS

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
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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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Nutritional Information
Old Fashioned Hard Candy

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 150

  • Total Fat: 0g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg
  • Sodium: 17mg
  • Total Carbs: 39.2g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0g
  • Protein: 0g

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