Hard Rock Candy

These are the flavorings you need for hard rock candy. They have all different flavors! I grew up eating this wonderful "glass candy" every holiday! My mom use to make suckers with it.
My mom recently found a microwave recipe which makes this SO easy! Here it is:

Hard Rock Candy

2 cups sugar

1 cup light corn syrup

1 dram of flavoring

food coloring

Mix together the sugar and corn syrup in a microwave safe glass bowl. I use my Pampered Chef 8 cup glass measuring bowl. Place saran wrap over that and put into the microwave and cook on high for 6 minutes and 20 seconds. Remove saran wrap and stir and place back into microwave for another 6 minutes and 20 seconds. Be careful when you take off the saran wrap as it is VERY hot! Just lift a small part and let the steam exit. Stir in your flavoring and your food coloring then pour onto a prepared pan. (I found using a well Pam sprayed cookie sheet works the best). You can then put it into the freezer for it to set up quickly or you can leave it on the counter until it sets. After it is set, crack it with a knife. Then sprinkle powedered sugar on it so it won't stick together. I put it into big ziplock bags and write what kind it is on the bag.

Here is what it will look like when it is finished.

Just one side note . . . your microwave temps may vary. I actually had to cut the cooking time back to 5 minutes and 30 seconds each time. You can use a candy thermometer and cook it until it is 300 degrees (hard crack stage).