Title: Pulled Mints
Categories: Candy Check
Yield: 1 Batch

2	c	Sugar
1	c	Water
4	tb	Butter
1/2	ts	Peppermint flavoring
		Powdered sugar

Combine 2 cups sugar, water, and butter together in a saucepan; boil to the hard ball stage (265F. to 270F.). Remove from heat and add flavoring. Pour mixture into a well buttered pan and pull until misture is brittle. Cut into 1" pieces and place in a dish of powdered sugar. Leave them there until the mints become creamy.

This recipe from 1932 was a special treat that the whole family could make together.

1 RODACK, Jaime Forgotten Recipes Wimmer Brothers Memphis, Tennessee

MM Format by John Hartman Indianapolis, IN

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