Ingredients:

•      2    c  Sugar
•      1/2 c  Light corn syrup
•      1/2 c  Boiling water
•      1/4 ts Cream of tartar
•      1/2 ts Food coloring
•      1/2 ts Anise oil OR
•   1 1/2 ts Anise extract

 

Directions:

     Combine sugar, corn syrup, boiling water and cream of tartar in a
   medium-heavy saucepan. Boil until mixture spins a thread or reaches 200 F
   on a candy thermometer. add food colring and anise oil. pour itno a
   buttered 9x9" pan. BCut into 3/4 inch squarew when partially hardened, or
   when hard break intoto jagged pieces. May be rolled in confectioner's
   sugar.