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Tim
 
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Default Hard Tack Candy

OUr family just made about 40 pounds of this on Saturday. I will admit it is
an all day job.



Hard Tack Candy





Double batch



4 cups sugar (cane) ¼ lb butter to grease pans

1 1/3 cup karo syrup

2 cup water



Boil to hard crack 290 degrees



Sassafras - violet

Cinnamon - xmas red

Anise - pink

Coconut - no color

Wintergreen - moss green

Spearmint -

Molasses 1/3 cup karo 1/3 cup molasses do in single batches

_ this substitutes for the karo syrup in above recipe



Flavors are available at various places. Many places that order baking or
candy making supplies have this available.