Busters Recipes

Ribbon Candy

3  cups   sugar

1  cup  light corn syrup

1/4  cup  water

6-8 drops      peppermint oil or cinnamon oil

1/4  teaspoon      red paste food coloring

1/4  teaspoon      green paste food coloring

2   pairs  white cotton work gloves

Butter 3 shallow baking pans; set aside. Butter sides of 3-qt saucepan.

In saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, & water. Cook over med.-high

heat to boiling, stirring constantly with wooden spoon to dissolve

sugar, about 5 min. Avoid splashing mixture on sides of pan. Carefully

clip candy thermometer to side of pan. Cook over med. heat, stirring

occasionally, until thermometer registers 280°, soft-crack stage, about

20 min. Remove from heat; stir in peppermint or cinnamon oil.