Kathleen ~ You know for the li hing mui lollipops, in school they selling it for fundraising? I like help too but I don't know how to make it. I like try one different flavor like sour green apple.

Making the lollipops is quite easy, but you do need to work fast. It’s also helpful if you have a candy thermometer so that you can get the sugar to the right temperature. If you don’t have a candy thermometer (which is different from a meat thermometer), you can figure out what the “hard crack” stage of the melted sugar mixture is by boiling the sugar/water mixture and then taking a drop of so and let it sink into a glass of tap water.

If the “ball” that develops is kinda soft at the bottom of the glass of water, you need to continue to cook the mixture. When the drop in the water hardens into a hard little ball, that is the “hard crack” stage. Take the pan off the heat at that point, add the flavoring and food color and start forming your lollipops. You can make them free form if you like, but make sure you stick the sticks in the hot mixture quickly before the candy hardens.

Take this basic recipe from the Ono Recipes. And if you want to try different flavorings like sour apple, you need to get flavor concentrates, ike from this online store. You can try using regular flavor extracts, but those often contain alcohol and are not heat-stable. You might be able to find the fruit flavor concentrates in your local health food store.