Hard Candy Or Rock Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sugar
1 1/3 c. light corn syrup
2 2/3 c. water
10 to 12 drops peppermint oil or flavoring of choice
vegetable coloring

Preparation

Mix sugar, corn syrup and water in 2-quart saucepan.
Cook over low heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved and mixture boils. Continue boiling without stirring until small amount is very brittle when dropped into water or 310\u00b0 or hard crack on candy thermometer.
Cook slowly at end so syrup will not discolor. Remove from heat.
Add flavoring and coloring.
Stir only to mix. Pour on cookie pans, lightly greased.
Let mixture cool to hard. Break up candy.
Keep cool in summer.