(Makes 1 1/2 pounds candy)
- 3 cups sugar
- 1/4 pound butter (cut in pieces)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 5 drops coloring
- 17 drops peppermint oil
Stir sugar, salt, butter, and water for 2 minutes before putting on heat. Put on medium high. Stir till butter melts, put in thermometer. Cook without stirring to 248 degrees. Pour on buttered, chilled marble slab (butter slab before chilling). Add flavoring and coloring. Begin working immediately. Pull till looses gloss and can’t pull any more. Stretch in rope, cut in pieces immediately. Let cool, not touching each other for about 5-10 minutes. Store in air tight can in layers with waxed paper between layers. Don’t let pieces touch.