Candy Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 medium sized red apples
8 wooden skewers
2 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. water
1 bottle red cinnamon candies
10 drops red food coloring

Preparation

Wash apples, remove stems and insert skewers into stem end. Mix together sugar, corn syrup and water in a heavy 2 quart saucepan. Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until mixture boils and sugar dissolves, then cook without stirring until temperature reaches 250\u00b0 on candy thermometer or until a small amount forms soft balls in cold water. Add cinnamon candies and continue cooking to 285\u00b0. Remove from heat; stir in red food coloring. Dip apples. Place on lightly greased baking sheet to cool.