Peppermint Candy

• 2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 10 drops peppermint extract
• 1 Food coloring of your choice

1. Mix sugar, cream of tartar and water in a medium saucepan.
2. Boil to 238F (soft ball stage) on a candy thermometer.
3. Remove from stove and cool without stirring.
4. When cooled add peppermint.
5. Beat until creamy.
6. Divide and color each portion with food coloring into pastels, if you'd like.
7. Drop from a teaspoon onto wax paper.
8. *For other flavors, use lemon, orange, or another extract flavor, instead of peppermint.
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10. **This recipe makes about 54 candies.
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sugar, cream of tartar, boiling water, peppermint, coloring of your choice

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/368337-peppermint-candy (may not work)