Peppermint Tablet

Ingredients

• 1 lb. granulated sugar
• 1 oz. butter
• 1 gill milk
• Essence of peppermint

Method

1. 1

   Put the sugar and milk into a saucepan, bring them slowly to the boil, and then simmer from 10 to 15 minutes, stirring all the time.

2. 2

   Test a little of the mixture in cold water, and, if ready, it should form a hardish ball, or register about 245° F. on the thermometer.

3. 3

   When sufficiently cooked, remove the saucepan from the fire, add the butter and enough peppermint to flavour, and stir until the mixture grains.

4. 4

   Pour out on an oiled tin, mark with the back of a knife into convenient-sized pieces, and when cold cut up.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 965. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Peppermint Tablet 1 lb. granulated sugar. I 1 oz. butter. 1 gill milk. | Essence of peppermint

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