Post by chief_cook2 on Aug 16, 2005 17:30:55 GMT -6
Hard Tack Candy
3-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp. oil flavoring of choice
Several drops of food coloring (to match flavor)
Butter large plate or platter and set aside. Mix first three
ingredients in saucepan until sugar is dissolved. Cook, without
stirring until candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees (hard crack).
Immediately remove from heat. Add food coloring and 1 dram
(teaspoon) of oil flavoring. Stir until well mixed. Pour syrup into
prepared plate or platter. Start cutting around edges with candy
shears as syrup cools. Drop the candy on wax paper that has been
sprinkled with powdered sugar. When candy cools, store in tins.
3-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp. oil flavoring of choice
Several drops of food coloring (to match flavor)
Butter large plate or platter and set aside. Mix first three
ingredients in saucepan until sugar is dissolved. Cook, without
stirring until candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees (hard crack).
Immediately remove from heat. Add food coloring and 1 dram
(teaspoon) of oil flavoring. Stir until well mixed. Pour syrup into
prepared plate or platter. Start cutting around edges with candy
shears as syrup cools. Drop the candy on wax paper that has been
sprinkled with powdered sugar. When candy cools, store in tins.