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(Tom Hapka) wrote in message . com>...
> Thanks for the replies. However, I'm still in the same bind.
>
> I NEED to find a recipe... at the moment, I don't have one, and I've
> got no clue where to find one. I know this isn't impossible... fairly
> pure candy was being made 100 years ago.
>
> Powdered sugar is out of the question... powdered and or confectioners
> sugar almost always contains gum.
>
> Corn is another ingredient to avoid.
>
> I don't plan to color my candy, and I know that pure essential oils
> like cinnamon or peppermint would be fine. Granultaed sugar is fine
> as well.
>
> Can anyone direct me to a recipe?

Well the simplest hard candy recipe is just by boiling 1000 grams
sugar with 320 grams of water and 0.5 gram cream of tartar rapidly to
135 degrees C .A copper pot is best suited for this but a stainless
steel one will do satisfactorily.
Then immediately pour into an oiled marble slab and let it cool until
plastic enough to handle( not to fluid but will just cohesive enough
for turning and folding). At this point you can add desired colour
and the peppermint extract and turn or fold it with a paint scraper
until slightly firm.
Then with latex gloved hands fold it and stretch it just like you
handle pulled suger.Then you can cut that into sizes.As an option
You can roll that in extra fine granulated sugar and wrap.
An option is to add the colour (before the pot is turned into the
marble slab) and then swirl it carefully to mix it.
Roy