Pink Gin And Tonic Lollipops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups caster sugar
2/3 cup sugar syrup
60 ml gin
125 ml tonic water
3 drops of pink food coloring

Preparation

Place sugar, glucose, gin and tonic in a medium saucepan.
Cook over low heat, without stirring for 10 minutes till sugar dissolves.
Increase heat to high, bring to boil.
Cook for 10 minutes till mixture reaches 150 C/300 F on candy thermometer.
Mixture should be light golden colour.
Remove from heat , stir through pink colouring.
Lightly grease 12 lollipop or chocolate moulds.
Carefully pour in mixture, press a sticj into each one.
Allow to cool at room temp till set.
Lollipop moulds and sticks are available at speciality kitchenware stores.