*Hard Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. light Karo syrup
2 c. white sugar
1 c. water
1 tsp. oil flavoring

Preparation

Mix together in saucepan the water, syrup and sugar.
Stir until sugar appears to be dissolved.
Cook, without stirring, until 300\u00b0 on a candy thermometer is reached.
Wipe down sides of pan and add flavoring and coloring until evenly distributed.
Pour at once on a buttered and lightly sprinkled with 10x sugar cookie sheet.
As soon as it cools enough to handle, cut into small pieces and drop into a bowl.
Sprinkle again lightly with 10x sugar to prevent sticking together.
Makes about 1 pound.
For each different flavoring, use a different food coloring.