Old Fashioned Peppermint Mints
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| this is my mother's mint recipe from back in the 50's. also, have you |
| checked at the library for a book on candy making? i can't remember the |
| name, but have seen one at our library, with lots of hard candy recipes. |
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| peppermint mints |
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| 2 cup | sugar |
| 1/8 lb. | butter |
| 1/2 cup | water |
| 5 | drops of oil of peppermint (or any flavoring you'd rather use) |
| | food coloring if desired |
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| bring sugar and water to a boil in a heavy bottomed saucepan, slightly |
| reduce heat and continue to boil till syrup forms hard ball on candy |
| thermometer (approx 262 degrees). do not stir. pour onto cold marble |
| slab (or other hard, cold, non-porous surface) and add peppermint oil |
| and coloring. butter your fingers and begin to pull before mixture |
| cools. pull till crust begins to form -- takes a bit of practice to |
| tell. twist into rope and cut with scissors. allow to cool on slab. pack |
| into tins. will cream in a day or two. |
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| klstewart |
| milford oh |
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| (ID: 8166) Mirror: rec.food.recipes: Wed, Apr 14, 2004 |