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Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
From: Glenn/Sharon Gorman <Ranger@Halcyon.com>
Subject: Gumdrops
Message-ID: <36j29j$ifj@news.halcyon.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 17:12:53 GMT
Organization: The Humble Macintosh Paradise
Gum Drops
1 package (a 3/4 ounces) powdered fruit pectin
3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
2 teaspoons imitation strawberry extract*
red food coloring*
sugar
Combine fruit pectin, water and baking soda in a medium-size pan. (Note,
mixture will foam)
Combine sugar and corn syrup in large saucepan.
Place both saucepans over high heat. Cook, stirring alternately until
foam disappears from fruit pectin mixture and sugar mixture boils rapidly
for 5 minutes.
Pour fruit pectin mixture into boiling sugar mixture in a thin stream
until all pectin is added. Boil, stirring constantly 1 minute longer.
Remove pan from heat. Stir in extract and a few drops of coloring.
Immediately pour mixture into and 8x8x2 inch pan. For fancier shapes
spoon mixture into tart or similar little pans. Allow to stand at room
temperature (do NOT refrigerate) about 3 hours or until candy is cool and
firm.
Cut gum drop mixture into fancy shapes with small cutters or into cubes
with a knife dipped in warm water. Roll in granulated sugar.
* green ones
substitute oil of anise for strawberry extract and greed food coloring
for red.
yellow ones
substitute oil of lemon and yellow food coloring
red ones
substitute oil of clove for strawberry extract
Makes about 1 1/4 pound.
Ranger@Halcyon.Com
Glenn (and/or) Sharon Gorman