Harry Potter's Jelly Slugs

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons sugar
• 2/3 cup cranberry juice cocktail
• 4 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 4 envelopes unflavored gelatin (4 t's)
• red food coloring
• 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, about
• 3 tablespoons honey, about

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan combine the sugar, juice and corn syrup.
• 2 stir over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves.
• 3 sprinkle in gelatin and cook, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved.
• 4 stir in 2-3 drops food coloring.
• 5 pour mixture into a bread pan coated with cooking oil or spray.
• 6 let stand at room temperature until very firm, around 2 hours.
• 7 place pan in a larger pan with 1 inch hot water to help loosen if needed.
• 8 place on a clean work surface sprinkled with confectioner's sugar.
• 9 with a sharp knife cut the jelly into slug shapes.
• 10 place"slugs" on a platter lined with wax paper.
• 11 store in a cool dry place-not the fridge.
• 12 just before serving brush with honey to get that sticky slug-gag-texture!