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.

"Tim" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>
>