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Old-Fashioned Candy
Added: 27th Feb, 2006 | Viewed 287 times | |
This is a candy base. You can add your own choice of flavourings and colours, pour it in moulds or just break it by hand when it sets and cools.
 
Prep & Cooking Time: 1 hr
Makes 20 pieces
  Vegetarian
Ingredients
   2 cups sugar
   1 cup water
   3/4 cup corn syrup
Method


Mix all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook to 270oF or until it reaches a hard brittle stage [which will produce threads as it falls in cool water]. Remove from heat and add food colouring as desired. Add 1/2

tsp. flavouring (cinnamon, peppermint,caramel,vanilla etc.). Pour into a buttered dish and cool. Break into pieces and roll in powdered sugar.
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