Hard Candy

Ingredients:
- powdered sugar
- 3 3/4 c. sugar
- 1 1/2 c. Karo light corn syrup
- 1 c. water
- 1/2 tsp. flavoring oil
- food coloring

Directions:
- Sprinkle 18 x 24-inch strip of heavy duty aluminum foil with powdered sugar.
- Mix sugar, corn syrup and water in large heavy saucepan.
- Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
- Boil, without stirring, until temperature reaches 310° or until drops of syrup form hard and brittle threads in cold water.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in flavoring oil and coloring.
- Pour onto foil.
- Cool. Break into pieces.
- Store in airtight container.
- Makes 2 1/4 pounds.