Lollipops

Submitted by Duckie067

"This is an ancient family recipe. It was handed down 4 generations from my mom's side of the family. Enjoy!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2⁄3 cup water
• any desired flavoring
• any desired food coloring

directions

1. Combine sugar and cream of tartar with water.
2. Stir until completely dissolved.
3. Boil mixture until it reaches 290°.
4. Add the amount of flavoring and the amount of coloring you wish.
5. Test by dropping a small amount of the candy into cold water.
6. If it forms immediately then it is ready.
7. Remove from heat and pour into greased molds.
8. When it is partially cooled, add wooden sticks to the center.
9. Let cool off completely.

Reviews

[Dave C]

This looks good. My grandkids will love me. thanks. :>))

 

[Mullingal]

these tasted great but i wasnt happy with the final outcome. way to sticky to put in the wrappers, is that normal? the ones i didnt wrap dripped a bit over night in the kitchen. any thoughts?

 

[renisu]

My childrens luv these. I buy concentrated flavors at a local cooking store and watermelon is the all time favorite. I even heard a better than store bought out of won of them!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[bajasbaby69]

This recipe is wonderful. Don't be fooled by all of the bubbles, they go away as the candy hardens. Watch closely for the partially cooled part, I missed it. The candy was too hard to put the sticks in, I guess I waited too long. They cool crystal clear! Wonderful recipe! thank you

 

[John Amandas Mom]

This recipe saved the day! Didn't have time to run out to the store to buy candy for our daughter's 3rd b-day party, went onto recipezaar.com and found this one! Oh my goodness....how awesome! These lollipops taste just like the ones you buy at high end stores. I added 10 drops of red food coloring, and 5 drops of cherry flavor and they taste just like jolly ranchers!!! Thank you sooooooo much for sharing this family recipe!! Will DEFINATELY make again and again.