Categories: Candies 
      Yield: 1 servings 
  
------------------------STIR TOGETHER BEFORE HEATING------------------------ 
      2 c  Cane sugar                          1 ts Oil flavor* & color 
    2/3 c  Light Karo                          1 ts Or more citric acid** 
    3/4 c  Water                           
  
  Have color/flavor/citric acid ready when finished cooking! *More or less, 
  some flavors are stronger than others. **Put citric acid in fruit-flavored 
  candies for tartness. TEST YOUR THERMOMETER EVERY DAY! To test: Place it in 
  cold water & bring to boil. If water boils at- say 210 instead of 212, 
  reduce cooking time 2 degrees. ***I use a TAYLOR thermometer. Wilton sells 
  them now. Spray *PAM in molds & on surface. Not too much & only once per 
  session. USE A THIN PAN, NOT HEAVY! Candy must set a few minutes in the pan 
  & the temp will rise, burning the candy in a thick pan. Bring mixture to 
  boil. Put lid on for 3 minutes , add 
  thermometer & DON'T STIR. When therm. reaches 285-290D. remove pot from 
  stove.Wait for temp. to lower below 260^ before adding color/flavor/citric 
  acid.  Cover pan after adding citric acid 
  so it won't fade the taste. I add about 2 ts citric acid. 
        DON'T STIR!  Use the tiny viles of Lorann oils. Avail. in cake supply 
  shop or drug store. 
   I pour the cooked candy into a GUTTMAN candy funnel  
  Thats the quickest way to get it in molds befor it cools & hardens. *Of 
  course, spray funnel! I pour some into molds & the rest onto my marble 
  slab. The part on the slab: I roll it into a long cylinder & cut into 
  "pillows" w/scissors. Dust finished candies with powdered sugar so they 
  won't "melt" together. There is one very nice sucker mold. It is a white 
  ring w/ a slit for the stick.  All you do is spray 
  mold, add stick, fill w/candy, cool & remove easily Comes in 2-3 sizes, 
  round or heart-shaped. I beleive it is Guttman Brand & available here at 
  Sugarcraft. About 2 dz in a pack. This is my kids favorite Christmas candy. 
  You will want to make several flavors. Experiment on how-much flavor. All 
  vary. *Don't add too much on the mints. Takes more on the 
  cherry/strawberry/lemon/orange, etc. There are at least 50 oil flavors 
  available to choose from! Shared by Dolores McCann, Hamilton OH 
   
    Dolores McCann, Prodigy Food & Wine Board