Jelly Slugs
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, February 12, 2010 - 3:52pm

Ingredients




6 tablespoons sugar
cup cranberry juice cocktail
4 tablespoons light corn syrup
4 envs (4 tablespoons) unflavored gelatin
Red food coloring
Confectioners' sugar
Non-stick spray

Preparation

1 Place sugar, juice and corn syrup in a saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Sprinkle in gelatin and cook and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in 2 or 3 drops of food coloring. 2 Pour mixture into bread pan coated with non-stick spray. Let stand at room temperature until very firm, about 2 hours. Turn pan over and remove jelly. (If jelly sticks, set bottom of pan in hot water for a few minutes.) Place on work surface sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. 3 With sharp knife or small cookie cutter, cut the jelly into worm shapes. 4 Place on platter lined with wax paper. Store in cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.