Hard Candy

Ingredients

3 ¾ cups white sugar

1 ½ cups light corn syrup

1 teaspoon gelatin

1 cup of water

1 tablespoon orange, or other flavored extracts

½ teaspoon food coloring

¼ cup confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Directions

In a medium saucepan, stir together the white sugar, gelatin, corn syrup, and water.

Cook, stirring, over medium heat until sugar dissolves, then bring to a boil.

Without stirring, heat to 300 to 310 degrees, or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads

Remove from heat and stir in flavoured extract and food colouring, if desired.

Pour onto a greased cookie sheet, and dust the top with confectioners’ sugar.

Let cool, and break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.