Lollipop Recipe

Makes 12 4” suckers or 2+ # rock candy
3 ¾ cups sugar
1 ½ cups light corn syrup
1 cup water
2 tbs. flavored oil food coloring

Mix sugar, syrup and water together in a large saucepan. Set to medium. Heat and stir until mixture is dissolved. NO MORE STIRRING! When mixture comes to a boil, put in candy in thermometer and reduce heat to medium. Cook to 300° or the hard crack stage (a few drops form brittle threads in cold water). Pull off heat and add food coloring and oil. Stir together well and pour into greased molds or into cookie sheet. (To make molds take a can and fold a piece of tin foil so it makes a circle.) Add fun candy to make faces and allow to harden. Enjoy.