Broken Glass Candy

Broken Glass Candy

Before we begin - while you are actually "cooking the brew", all kids
should NOT Be in the kitchen -- since the mixture gets quite hot
The fun part comes at the end when the kids get to "break the glass"

Here are the ingredients and utensils you will need:

Utensils:
Candy Thermometer
Good Strong Cookie sheets (with lip) for each flavor
A small hammer (one you use to hammer in nails --try to clean it - or
put aluminum foil over its head!

For each flavor:
4 cups of sugar
1 1/2 cups of Light Karo Syrup
2 cups of cold water
Flavoring Oils (bought at a candy confection store)
Food coloring
Color chart
- cinnamon = red food coloring
- clove flavor = blue
- Anise flavor = purple
- peppermint = yellow
- wintergreen = green
- grape flavor = purple and another color ))

some confectioner' s sugar

Here's how you do it:
Add water, syrup and sugar to a pot - boil to 300 degrees using a
candy thermometer. Add coloring and 1 teaspoon of the flavoring oil

Then --
Pour into lightly buttered pans. (you may want to use wooden trivets
to protect your table) Let cool completely (it will look like a sheet of glass -blue, green, etc.)

When it is completely cooled let the kids come in!!!!! Have them
'smash and crash the candy -- (it will look just like broken glass)

In a plastic bag -- put some confectioner' s sugar; throw in your
candies -- shake the bag (like shake and bake). Put in cute jars and
give as candy Christmas presents.