candy canes
6 cups granulated sugar 3 cups cold water 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cream of tartar Peppermint flavoring oil Food coloring Combine sug...
Ingredients
- 6cupgranulated sugar
- 3cupcold water
- 2tablespoonlight corn syrup
- 1/8teaspoonsalt
- 1teaspooncream of tartar
Directions
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Candy Canes 6 cups granulated sugar 3 cups cold water 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cream of tartar Peppermint
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Heat and stir until sugar crystals are dissolved, then stop stirring
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Bring to a rolling boil and wash down the crystals, then add the cream of tartar
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Boil rapidly to the hard crack stage on a candy thermometer
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Pour two-thirds of the syrup out quickly onto a slab or greased flat pan
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Pour the rest into a buttered glass pie pan, and do not move until partly set
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Turn the edges in on each portion and add flavoring to each - about 6 drops of oil to the large portion and 3 to the small
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Add food coloring to the small dish