This afternoon, I attempted to make mint hard candies using the mint essence that I made last month. My recipe was to boil 2 cups of sugar with 4 Tb of water until when dropped into water it forms a hard ball at the bottom of the cup. I then added the mint essence (2 Tb) and let it boil off the alcohol for 30 seconds or so. This mixture was poured on top of waxed paper and it hardened very quickly. So the longer it boils on the stove top, the harder the candy will turn out in the end. I will be breaking up the candy and filling baby food jars and altoid boxes that I have saved.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Mint Candy
This afternoon, I attempted to make mint hard candies using the mint essence that I made last month. My recipe was to boil 2 cups of sugar with 4 Tb of water until when dropped into water it forms a hard ball at the bottom of the cup. I then added the mint essence (2 Tb) and let it boil off the alcohol for 30 seconds or so. This mixture was poured on top of waxed paper and it hardened very quickly. So the longer it boils on the stove top, the harder the candy will turn out in the end. I will be breaking up the candy and filling baby food jars and altoid boxes that I have saved.
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