Bring water to a boil, then reduce the heat to minimum and start adding sugar, a quarter Cup at a time, until, until it ceases to dissolve. The more you add, the more time it will take to its dissolution. Be patient and try to dissolve as much sugar. The way a lot. As soon as the sugar will no longer dissolve, turn off the heat. Good mix again.

Long to dip the skewers in the resulting liquid and then dipped in sugar. Allow to completely dry.

To prepare the juices

Fasten the skewers with the help of pegs in tall thin glasses or narrow banks, so that the skewers do not would touch no bottom, no walls of glass. The thinner the glass, the more candy you get. The syrup to cool completely and pour into glasses. Add juices and extracts to your taste. If you want to get a more saturated color, then use several drops of food coloring. Be sure to carefully cover the glass on top of the pork with a clean towel to keep the dust, trying not to move them.

That's how the candy canes look on the third day. On the surface of the glass forms a sugar crust, which should from time to time pierce the knife, or she will prevent the formation of crystals.

And so on the seventh. They can not only eat, like lollipops, but, for example, to dip into tea. The syrup can be used again, boiling it again, not forgetting to divide by color.