"Vox Humana" wrote:
> Can you eat corn syrup? If not, then I think you are going to have
problems
> finding a hard candy recipe. I would suspect that glucose, which you
could
> substitute for the corn syrup, is also made from corn.

Hard candy can be made without corn syrup, if all you're using the syrup for
is to prevent crystallization. White vinegar can perform the same function,
working in the same way glucose does.

Confectioner's sugar is also unnecessary in hard candy recipes. Granulated
sugar alone does just fine.

The poster will now have to watch out for additives in artificial colors and
flavors used in candies. Read labels carefully, and use additives exactly as
directed. As you're reading those labels, you'll probably find some dandy
and simple hard candy recipes.