How To: Liquor Lollipops

These grown-up lollipops improves on one of my favorite Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory quotes “Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.” (I’ve since learned it comes from Ogden Nash’s Reflections on Ice Breaking).

This recipe calls for absinthe – the “green fairy” long outlawed in the U.S. – but could be adapted to include most spirits, I imagine. The ingredients list (minus the absinthe) seems pretty reasonable:

* 1.0 cup Sugar * 0.3 cup Golden Syrup * 0.25 cup Cream Of Tartar * 5 shot of Absinthe * Stove * Wooden Spoon * Pan * Mould * Popsicle Sticks * Confectionery Thermometer * 0.5 cup Water If you’re not much interested in candy making, you can actually buy absinthe lollipops. (Though their link’s dead)

Cut Out and Keep – Absinth Lollipops