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.
Peppermint Mints
2 cups sugar
1/8 pound butter
2/2 cup water 5 drops of oil of peppermint (or any flavoring
you'd rather use) food coloring if desired
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.
KLStewart Milford OH
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