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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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I found this recipe on Reader's Digest Canada's web page. I copied it directly from there to make it readily available on this site. RD.ca: These pretty pops will delight youngsters-and they are far more flavorful than the store-bought kind. Ingredients:
12 lollipop sticks |
1 cup sugar |
2 tablespoons light corn syrup |
4 -8 drops food coloring |
2 -3 drops flavoring oil |
Directions:
1. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil, and arrange lollipop sticks 4 inches apart. In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, 1/2 cup water, and corn syrup, and heat until sugar dissolves. Cover and boil mixture 1 minute. Remove the cover and boil the syrup until it registers 310°F (or 98°F above the boiling point of your water) on a candy thermometer.
2. Immediately remove the saucepan from the heat and set on a rack. Let syrup cool 5 minutes, then stir in food coloring and flavoring.
3. Pour syrup in 2- to 3-inch puddles over one end of each lollipop stick. Allow candy to cool completely. Wrap each lollipop in plastic wrap.
4. *Oil flavorings, available at health-food stores, work better than alcohol-based extracts, which can evaporate during the candy-making process.
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