Part 2(Hard tack candy recipe)

Equipment & Materials Provided:

*#10 can

*Long handled spoon

*Bunsen burner

*candy thermometer

*wax paper

*Food coloring

*Corn syrup

*Powdered syrup

Materials Needed:
*3 3/4 sugar cups
*1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
*1 cup water
*1 teaspoon food coloring
Don’t forget: There are *oils* and there are *flavorings*. We have found that you’ll need 2 bottles if you’re using the flavorings and 1 bottle if you’re using the oils in each batch.

Procedure:
In a 3 quart non-stick sauce pan, pour in sugar, light corn syrup and water. Continuously stir liquid over medium heat until sugar has completely dissolved. Let mixture come to a boil, without stirring, and when candy thermometer reaches 260° add food coloring. Once again don’t stir let food coloring mix itself into the liquid by the boiling motion.Watch the candy thermometer, once it reaches 300° immediately remove from heat and allow the boiling to come to a stop.
Take pan outside and add your choice of flavorings (or oil) to the mixture. Stir without inhaling the potent vapors. Quickly pour into 2 greased cake pans, divide liquid equally into the pans. Let cool completely to the touch.
Once candy is cooled, take outside and insert a clean Phillips head screw driver into the center of the pan and give a good whack. Continue until all of the candy is broken to your liking.
Next, grab a gallon plastic bag that zips closed. Pour a heaping (no more) tablespoon of powdered sugar into the bag. Pour both cake pans of broken candy into bag and zip closed. Make sure to leave the tiny pieces out. Gently turn and flip the bag until the candy is covered with powdered sugar. Candy will stay nice and crunchy when stored in a container that is airtight.

During Candy Making:
*At around 200 degrees, I figured it was that high because my recipe called for more sugar than most of the others did
*It took a long time for my solution to start to boil  because for some reason my Bunsen burner wasn't heating up, but when that got fixed then it started to really boil at around 250 degrees
*Steam really started to occur once it started to boil and once the boiling process hit its peak temperature of bout 275
*My solution really stalled for a long time at about 225 degrees and it stayed there for about ten minutes and the Bunsen burner had to be adjusted for it to be heated up
*The highest temperature my solution reached was at 280 degrees Fahrenheit and at the point the solution was removed from the burner and put on to wax paper