Candy Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 eating apples
2 c. sugar
2/3 c. light corn syrup
1 c. water
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
red food coloring

Preparation

Wash apples, dry and remove stems. Insert wooden sticks firmly in stem ends.
Blend sugar, corn syrup and water in medium-size saucepan.
Cover; bring slowly to boiling.
Uncover; boil rapidly, without stirring, until 1 teaspoon of syrup separates into hard, brittle threads in cold water (300\u00b0 on candy thermometer).
Remove from heat.
Add flavoring and coloring to tint bright red.
Dip in apples; reheat over very low heat, if syrup thickens.