Not mine! This is a recipe I selected from the Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook.

Lemon Drops

- ¼ cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract

1. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Combine the water, sugar, corn syrup, and cream of tartar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture begins to bubble.
Wash down the sides of the pan with a pastry brush dipped in hot water if sugar crystals have formed on the sides. Clip a candy thermometer to the pan and continue cooking over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture reaches 300°F.
2. Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the lemon extract. When the bubbling has subsided, use an oiled teaspoon to drop teaspoonfuls of the sugar syrup onto the prepared sheets.
3. To store the candies, wrap them in sheets of parchment paper, making sure the candies don't touch, as they will stick to each other.

Lemon drops, as you might expect, are lemon-flavored candies. They are basically the same as acid drops, a more sour candy, just prepared with lemon extract instead of citric acid. In England there's a popular sweet called a sherbet lemon, which is a lemon-flavored sucking candy with sherbet powder in the center, but specialized equipment is needed to produce it.

Makes about 40 candies