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Anise Candy or Rock Candy

Here's how you make Anise Candy or Rock Candy
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  • Servings: 50
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 1h
    • The following recipe serves 50 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 11 cups cane sugar
  • 1 quart Karo syrup
  • 3 cups cold water
  • 2 tablespoons anise oil
  • Butter (to liberally grease 2 jelly roll pans)
  • Food coloring (color of your choice)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Butter the jelly roll pans and set to the side to have them ready.

  • Step 2: Stir sugar, syrup and cold water in a pan over medium high heat, with the candy thermometer in the pan.

  • Step 3: Heat to 250 degrees, add food coloring. Stir well.

  • Step 4: Keep heating, at 300 degrees add anise oil and stir well.

  • Step 5: Carefully pour candy when it reaches 300 degrees into the jelly roll pans. You can use a stainless steel ladle to help you do this process. Do not attempt to move the pans after the hot candy has been poured into them. Let the candy cool. Break with a hammer wrapped in a kitchen towel. Enjoy!

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Candy Thermometer

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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