1/2 cup light corn syrup (Karo)
1/2 cup water
2 cups sugar
pinch of salt
few drops food coloring (your choice)
1/2 tsp. any flavoring oil (except peppermint!)
1/2 (1 lb.) box confectioners' sugar (about 2 cups)

Mix together syrup, water, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil and boil to hard-crack stage (300°F on a candy thermometer). Add food coloring and flavoring.

Pour onto a jelly roll pan that has been packed well with confectioners' sugar (about 2 cups). Press down well and make sure to cover any holes so that hot syrup won't drip through!

Allow mixture to cool. Pick up candy and turn it over. Cool candy until it can be broken into small pieces.

Makes 2 to 3 cups of broken candy or about 36 pieces.

Cooks Note: Use of a candy thermometer is recommended.

Submitted by: Janet Phillips