Old Fashioned Hard Tack Candy Recipe
In a heavy bottomed saucepan stir together the white sugar water and corn syrup until sugar has dissolved.
Old fashioned hard tack candy recipe. Attach candy thermometer on side of pot careful not to touch bottom of pan. In a sturdy deep non reactive pot on medium heat add sugar water and corn syrup. An old fashioned candy recipe.
Remove from heat and stir in the flavored oil. Ingredients powdered sugar 3 cups white granulated sugar 1 cup water 1 cup white corn syrup 1 tablespoon extract any flavor food coloring instructions prepare 9 13 deep sided metal pan by covering sides and bottom with butter powdered sugar combine sugar water syrup in sauce pan set candy thermometer in pan. When thermometer reaches 300 degrees hard crack.
When it comes to a full rolling boil turn the heat down to medium high. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Hard tack is fun to make and is the perfect holiday gift.
This cooking task is not recommend for small children. Cook without stirring until a candy thermometer reads 300 hard crack stage. In a large heavy saucepan combine the sugar corn syrup water and food coloring.
Set one pan of candy over a sauce pan containing hot water unless you have a helper to help cut the candy. As soon as the other pan of candy is cool enough to handle cut it with scissors into 1 inch strips. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
Remove from the heat. 2 cups sugar 1 cup water 3 4 cup light corn syrup 1 2 teaspoon lorann flavoring oil food coloring powdered sugar. Put the water sugar and corn syrup into a heavy sauce pan.