Flavored Hard Candy

2 cups sugar
2/3 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup hot water
flavoring (I use LorAnn oils)
food coloring

Pour sugar, corn syrup, and hot water in a small saucepan. If you're using a candy thermometer, (which is highly recommended) make sure that the pan is small enough for the bulb to be submerged in the solution. 

Stir over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Without stirring, let the mixture come to a boil which should be about another 5 minutes

Raise the temperature to high as it boils.

Right before the liquid reaches exactly 300 degrees Fahrenheit, add your food coloring and flavoring in to the mixture, doing so will allow the boiling action to stir the color and sugar into the mixture.

Watch your thermometer until the temperature is at exactly 300 degrees. (If you do not have a candy thermometer you can fill a glass with really cold water then take a drop of the candy liquid and if it solidifies in the shape of a ball and floats to the surface then its ready for next step.) Make sure your mixture is removed IMMEDIATELY at 300 Degrees F, or it will burn!

Pour the molten sugar onto a greased cookie sheet, or one lined with parchment paper. Score with a knife to make it easier to break once it cools. Spread the mixture around the sheet before it cools too much. It is not advised to put the mixture inside the freezer as it makes it harden too fast.

After the sheet cools (30 minutes - an hour), break up the candy into several pieces.