Recipe of Lollipops - Food Recipes

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Title: Lollipops
Categories : Candies
Serving size: 1 Recipe 2 c Sugar 3/4 c Light corn syrup 1 c Water 1 pn Salt 1/2 ts Peppermint or cinnamon oil; -or to taste Red or green food coloring Popsicle sticks In a saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup, water and salt and bring t boil. Coo mixtur unti cand thermomete register 300-310~ or a drop of the mixture placed in cold water produces a brittle strand of candy. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 to 1 ts peppermint or cinnamon oil. Stir in several drops of red or green food coloring and stir to combine. On a lightly oiled marble slab pour the syrup into small round shapes and position a paper lollipop stick in each round. As an alternative, pour syrup into lightly oiled small or regular cupcake tins and position a popsicle stick in each cup. Allow lollipops to harden and then carefully remove from either marble surface or cupcake tins. Individually wrap each lollipop in plastic wrap to prevent them from sticking together.
Serving size: 2 dozen small lollipops or 1 dozen large lollipops. Source: Cooking Live (Recipe Courtesy of Joan Kearney), TVFN. MM Waldine Van Geffen vghc42a@prodigy.com. -----