Patriotic Pops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. Fresh lemon juice
3 Tbsp. Fresh lime juice
1 3/4 Cups Water
2/3 Cup Sugar
1 Tbsp. Light corn syrup
Red food coloring, as needed
Blue food coloring, as needed

Preparation

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the lemon juice, lime juice, water, sugar and corn syrup. Cook, stirring frequently, until the sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Divide the mixture among 3 small bowls. Add a few drops of red food coloring to 1 bowl and stir. Add a few drops of blue food coloring to another bowl and stir. Return the plain and blue mixtures to the refrigerator. Divide the red mixture among the pop molds, cover with the lid, insert wooden sticks and freeze for 2 hours. Remove the lid, divide the plain mixture among the molds, cover and freeze for 3 hours.