ook to hard crack stage (300 degrees). Remove from heat.
Note: for a single 1 cup sugar batch, you may get hot spots that will scorch. You can slowly run your thermometer thru the candy (stirring it a bit) to get an accurate reading of the temperature of all the candy. It may be hotter than the thermometer is registering while it cooks from 260-300 degrees. You may need to remove it from heat at 290.