Hard Candy

Directions

1. 1
   Sprinkle 18x24 inch strip of heavy duty aluminum foil with powered sugar. Mix sugar, corn syrup, water in large heavy saucepan.
2. 2
   Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
3. 3
   Boil, without stirring, until temperature reaches 310°F, or until drops of syrup forms a hard and brittle threads in cold water.
4. 4
   Remove from heat.
5. 5
   Stir in flavoring oil and coloring.
6. 6
   Pour onto foil, cool, break into pieces.
7. 7
   Store in airtight containers.
8. 8
   With the different flavoring you get a different color of candy. Peppermint - pink, Cinnamon - red, Spearmint - green, Lemon - yellow, Wintergreen - Pale green, Orange - orange, Butter - light yellow, Cherry - red, Raspberry - blue red, Chocolate - brown, Butter Rum - yellow brown, Grape - purple, Lime - yellow green.