dessert recipes

Pulled Mints


candies

2 cup sugar
4 tablespoon butter
1 cup water
1 powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon peppermint flavoring

Boil sugar, water, and butter to hard ball stage (265 ~ 270 F). Add flavoring. Turn onto wet platter. Cool. Pull until brittle. Cut in 1-inch pieces. Place in dish of powdered sugar. Leave until mints become creamy. Margaret Scharfeneker, Buckhannon, W. VA.