The sweet thing about the month of June - National Candy Month

Old school candy
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Did you hear what I heard? June is National Candy Month. What will you with this new discovery? Have a little fun with it.

Here are five ways to celebrate the sweetest month of the year:

·         Play the Candy Land game with the kids

·         Read a book that relates to candy in some way – it’s a good time to read again the fairytale Hansel and Gretel. What happened when they nibbled on the old woman’s house made of candy?

·         Watch the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

·         Make your own candy

·         Indulge in your favorite candy at least once this month

What is your favorite old school candy? If I had to narrow it down to a few favorites I would say, Slo Poke, Lemon Heads and Jolly Ranchers. If you are a fan of hard candy, allrecipes has a recipe you might want to try.

 

Ingredients

·         3 ¾ cups white sugar

·         1 ½ cups light corn syrup

·         1 cup water

·         1 Tbsp. Orange or other flavor extract

·         ½ tsp. food coloring (optional)

·         ¼ cup confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)

 

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, stir together the white sugar, corn syrup, and water. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until sugar dissolves, then bring to a boil. Without stirring, heat to 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads.
2. Remove from heat and stir in flavored extract and food coloring, if desired. Pour onto a greased cookie sheet, and dust the top with confectioners' sugar. Let cool, and break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

 

You can find this recipe and other candy recipes at www.allrecipes.com/recipe/hard-candy/.

Watch the movie trailer to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, then begin your celebration of National Candy Month.

Have a sweet day!