Cut into shapes you like.

1 pkg powdered fruit pectin (a 3/4 ounces)
3/4 cup water
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
2 tsp imitation strawberry extract*
red food coloring*
enough granulated sugar

Combine fruit pectin, water and baking soda in a medium-size pan (Note: mixture will foam).  Combine sugar and corn syrup in large saucepan.  Place both saucepans over high heat.

Cook, stirring alternately until foam disappears from fruit pectin mixture and sugar mixture boils rapidly for 5 minutes.  Pour fruit pectin mixture into boiling sugar mixture in a thin stream until all pectin is added.  Boil, stirring constantly 1 minute longer.

Remove pan from heat.  Stir in extract and a few drops of coloring.  Immediately pour mixture into and 8x8x2 inch pan.  For fancier shapes spoon mixture into tart or similar little pans.  Allow to stand at room temperature (do not refrigerate) about 3 hours or until candy is cool and firm.

Cut gum drop mixture into fancy shapes with small cutters or into cubes with a knife dipped in warm water.  Roll in granulated sugar.

* green ones substitute oil of anise for strawberry extract and greed food coloring for red.  Yellow ones substitute oil of lemon and yellow food coloring red ones substitute oil of clove for strawberry extract.

Makes about 1 1/4 pound.

1 package powdered fruit pectin (1.75-ounce)
3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
3 to 4 drops peppermint oil or other flavoring oil
food coloring to match flavor (red for peppermint, yellow for lemon.....etc.)

Lightly grease candy molds.  In a small saucepan, combine fruit pectin, water, and baking soda; set aside.

In a 2-quart saucepan, combine sugar and corn syrup, mixing well.  Cook both mixtures, stirring alternately, until foam subsides in soda mixture, about 5 minutes.  Pour pectin mixture in a slow steady stream into the boiling sugar mixture, stirring constantly.  Boil and stir one minute more.

Remove from heat and stir in flavoring and food coloring.  Pour into prepared molds; let set for 24 hours.  Remove from molds.  Let stand at least a day before packaging.  Makes about 20 pieces.