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.
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