Pond Pops

• 3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup water
• Pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon pure lemon extract
• 12 drops blue food coloring
• 1 package gummy worms
• 1 package red gummy fish candies (recommended: Swedish fish)
• Special equipment: 12 lollipop sticks, candy thermometer

1. Tear off two lengths of parchment paper, each about 2 feet long and place on a flat heat resistant surface.
2. Lightly coat with vegetable oil and lay out 6 lollipop sticks per sheet.
3. Put the sugar, corn syrup, water and salt into a saucepan and place over high heat.
4. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
5. Continue to boil until the mixture reaches 300 degrees F (hard-crack stage) on the candy thermometer.
6. Stir in the extract and food coloring and transfer to a Pyrex measuring cup.
7. Let the candy mixture cool for 2 minutes.
8. Pour the mix slowly onto the sticks, forming a 3-inch circle.
9. Wait 45 seconds after pouring and then place the gummy worm at the end of the stick as if it's a worm on a fishing pole and press 3 fish into the candy around the worm.
10. Let cool until hardened, about 15 minutes, before removing from parchment.

sugar, light corn syrup, water, salt, lemon, coloring, gummy worms, red gummy fish, lollipop sticks

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pond-pops-recipe.html (may not work)