Substitute for Corn Syrup

This is a substitute for corn syrup. A cheaper alternative.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 tsp. cream of tarter
• dash of salt

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a heavy, large pan. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and put a cover on for 3 minutes to get sugar crystals off the sides of the pan. Uncover and cook until it reaches soft ball stage. Stir often.

Cool syrup and store in a covered container at room temperature. It will keep 2 months. Yield: almost 2 cups. For dark corn syrup add 1/4 cup molasses to the above recipe.

By Ron from Cortez, CO