How Do You Make Old Fashioned Hard Candy?
• Pour 2 cups sugar, 2/3 cup light corn syrup, and 3/4 cup hot water in a small saucepan. If you’re using a candy thermometer, (which is highly recommended) make sure that the pan is small enough for the bulb to be submerged in the solution. • In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. Stir over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Without stirring, let the mixture come to a boil which should be about another 5 minutes, • Now Raise the temperature to high as it boils. • Watch your thermometer until the temperature is at exactly 300 degrees.(if you do not have a candy thermometer you can fill a glass with really cold water then take a drop of the candy liquid and if it solidifies in the shape of a ball and floats to the surface then its ready for next step). • Remove from heat and cool until the sugar stops boiling (but is still very hot) add a dab of flavoring oil and several drops of your choice of food coloring or Kool Aid . Mix quickly. • Po
• Pour 2 cups sugar, 2/3 cup light corn syrup, and 3/4 cup hot water in a small saucepan. If you’re using a candy thermometer, (which is highly recommended) make sure that the pan is small enough for the bulb to be submerged in the solution. • In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. Stir over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Without stirring, let the mixture come to a boil which should be about another 5 minutes, • Raise the temperature to high as it boils. • Right before the liquid reaches exactly 300 degrees Fahrenheit, add your food coloring and flavoring in to the mixture, doing so will allow the boiling action to stir the color and sugar into the mixture. • Watch your thermometer until the temperature is at exactly 300 degrees. (If you do not have a candy thermometer you can fill a glass with really cold water then take a drop of the candy liquid and if it solidifies in the shape of a ball and floats to the surface then its ready fo
