Red Lollipops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
3/4 c. light corn syrup
1/3 c. boiling water
3 Tbsp. vinegar
several drops red food coloring
1/4 c. butter or margarine
fruit-flavored hard candy circles

Preparation

Combine first 5 ingredients; stir until sugar dissolves.
Cook until hard-crack stage (300\u00b0 on candy thermometer).
Remove from heat; stir in butter and dash of salt.
Cool until slightly thick. Place 15 wooden skewers 5 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Quickly drop sugar mixture from tablespoon over skewers to form lollipops 3 inches in diameter.
Make faces with candy circles. Makes 15 lollipops.