Christmas Hard Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1 c. water
food coloring (optional)
any desired flavoring

Preparation

Mix sugar, syrup and water in saucepan.
Cover and heat to boiling.
Uncover and cook to 285\u00b0.
Add flavoring and color, if desired.
Pour into greased pan.
When hard, turn out of pan and cut into bite-size pieces.