Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup white corn syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/8-1/2 tsp. flavoring (your choice of flavor) depending on concentration of flavoring
- food coloring (to suit flavor), to make opaque colors, add 1/2 tsp. liquid white coloring
- 1/8 tsp. citric acid (optional, to add tartness to fruit flavors. Dissolve in 1 tsp. water and add at same time as flavoring)
- sucker molds
- sucker sticks
- candy thermometer
- Wash molds before first use. Grease inside of molds with shortening. Place molds on greased flat surface (marble slab or new flat cookie sheet). Place clip over tabs of molds and insert sucker stick between tabs.
- Combine sugar, water, and corn syrup in small saucepan. Cook on medium high to 300*F (hard crack stage). Remove from heat and let cool to 275*F, then add flavoring and food coloring. Stir until blended. Pour into molds.
- Allow to cool until candy is set. Remove clip from mold then remove mold from lollipop. Set lollipop on second flat surface to complete cooling.