Gumdrops
From: Ladies Home Journal Dessert Cookbook:
Makes: about 1 3/4 lbs.

3 envelopes unflavored gelatin
2 cups sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. grated lemon or orange rind or flavored extract to taste
1 tbsp. lemon or orange juice
Food coloring

Mix the gelatin, sugar, salt, and 1 cup water in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer, without stirring, for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the remaining ingredients. Add a few drops of the food coloring of your choice. Taste for flavor; add more juice if you wish. Pour into a square pan, which has been rinsed with cold water. Chill overnight. Cut into squares and roll in additional sugar or in colored sugar.