Let's turn these suckers out! These sweet treats will keep your mouth busy with lollipop love, so your quick tongue doesn't get you into any more trouble!

You will need:

• 2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint oil, cinnamon oil or hot chili oil
• 1/2 teaspoon food coloring of choice (optional)
• 1 copy "Def for Dummies"

Directions:

1. Wash, dry and grease some lollipop molds or butter a baking sheet.
2. Combine the sugar, corn syrup, boiling water, and salt in a medium saucepan.
3. Place over medium-high heat and stir until sugar dissolves and the mixture comes to a boil.
4. Attach a candy thermometer to the pan and continue cooking without stirring until the mixture reaches 300°F. (hard crack stage)
5. Remove from heat and stir in the flavoring and the food color.
6. Allow to cool 30 seconds to 1 minute before spooning into sucker molds and pushing in the sticks. If you don't have molds, spoon onto skewers or sucker sticks laid 4 or 5 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
7. Allow to cool 30-45 minutes; wrap individually when hardened.
8. Put a sucker in your mouth, put a dip in your hip and come on to the mothership.

Makes 12 to 24 depending on the size