Rock Candy, aka, Hard Tack Candy

How to make Rock Candy, aka, Hard Tack Candy

 

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• ⅔ cup white karo syrup
• 1 teaspoon (or a little more) of flavoring oil
• food coloring

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, mix your sugar, water, and karo syrup.
2. Boil until temperature of the mixture reaches 300'.
3. Take off stove and pour in food coloring & flavoring oil, as many drops as you like. Stir well.
4. Pour into a greased cookie sheet. I used cooking spray.
5. Let cool for a couple of minutes and start to cut or let cool all the way and break.