Hard Candy Or Rock Candy

Ingredients:
- 4 c. sugar
- 1 1/3 c. light corn syrup
- 2 2/3 c. water
- 10 to 12 drops peppermint oil or flavoring of choice
- vegetable coloring

Directions:
- Mix sugar, corn syrup and water in 2-quart saucepan.
- Cook over low heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved and mixture boils. Continue boiling without stirring until small amount is very brittle when dropped into water or 310° or hard crack on candy thermometer.
- Cook slowly at end so syrup will not discolor. Remove from heat.
- Add flavoring and coloring.
- Stir only to mix. Pour on cookie pans, lightly greased.
- Let mixture cool to hard. Break up candy.
- Keep cool in summer.