Recipe Hard Tack Candy. How to make hard tack candies in a heavy bottomed saucepan or pot combine 3 3 4 cups granulated sugar with 1 1 2 cups light corn syrup and 1 cup of water. You make hard tack candy by boiling sugar to the point of hard crack stage which is between 290 300º fahrenheit.
Cook stirring over medium heat until sugar dissolves then bring to a boil. This cooking task is not recommend for small children. You make hard tack candy by boiling sugar to the point of hard crack stage which is between 290 300º fahrenheit.
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As soon as the other pan of candy is cool enough to handle cut it with scissors into 1 inch strips. Start cutting around edges with candy shears as syrup cools. When it comes to a full rolling boil turn the heat down to medium high. In a large heavy saucepan combine the sugar corn syrup and water.