Post by chief_cook2 on Dec 10, 2002 20:31:43 GMT -6
6 c sugar
3 c cold water
2 T light corn syrup
1/8 t salt
1 t cream of tartar
* flavoring OIL, peppermint, spearmint, etc.
food coloring
Combine sugar, water, corn syrup and salt in a heavy 6 or 7 quart
pan. Heat and stir until sugar crystals are dissolved, then stop
stirring. Bring to a rolling boil and wash down the crystals,
then add the cream of tartar. Boil rapidly to the hard crack
stage. Pour two-thirds of the syrup out quickly onto a slab or
greased flat pan. Pour the rest into a buttered glass pie pan
and do not move until partly set. Turn the edges in on each
portion and add flavoring to each..about 6 drops of oil to the
large portion and 3 to the small. Add food coloring to the small
dish. As soon a humanly possible, start to pull the portion in
the large container until pearly-colored. (It will be really hot.
Butter your hands and set it down when it gets too hot!) Form it
into a ball. Meanwhile gather up the colored portion and form it
into a rope and wrap it around the ball. With one person on each
end, start to stretch and twist the ball in opposite directions to
form a long rope with the traditional stripe. Cut into lengths as
necessary. When the desired diameter is achieved, cut and form
into canes (roll it on the board to get it smooth). If it gets
too cold to work with, put on a wooden breadboard in a warm oven
to soften.
*You can find these pharmacies and specialty stores.