Peppermints

A dish that gets its character from sugar and drops oil peppermint.

Fancy Cakes And Confections

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric

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1½ cups sugar
½ cup boiling water
6 drops oil peppermint

Steps

Put sugar and water into a granite saucepan and stir until sugar is dissolved. Boil ten minutes; remove from fire, add peppermint, and beat until of right consistency. Drop from tip of spoon on slightly buttered paper.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)

Calories	402
Protein	0.6 g
Fat	0.2 g
Carbs	103.7 g
Fiber	1.5 g
Sodium	2 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States