Candied Apples - apples

Method

• Have apples at room temperature.
• Wipe apples with clean, damp cloth.
• Insert stick 3/4 deep into apples.
• Combine all ingredients, except apples, in saucepan, sides of which have been buttered.
• Stir until it comes to a boil.
• Let cook without stirring until it reaches a hard crack stage (300°).
• Remove from fire.
• Dip apple in syrup and twist.
• Lift apple out and let excess syrup drip off.
• Place on buttered aluminum foil or cookie sheet. When cool, wrap with Saran Wrap or Baggies.