Hard Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon flavoring
1/2 teaspoon food coloring
2 cups powdered sugar

Preparation

In a large saucepan, mix together sugar, corn syrup, and water. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Bring mixture to a boil without stirring.
Why syrup temperature reaches 260*F, add color. Do not stir; boiling action will incorporate color into syrup.
Remove from heat at 300*F or when drops of syrup form hard, brittle threads in cold water.
After boiling action ceases, add flavoring and stir. use caution when adding flavoring to avoid rising steam.
Pour syrup into lightly oiled candy molds or onto greased cookie sheet and score to mark squares.
When cool, break into pieces and dust with sugar to prevent sticking.
Store in an airtight container.