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Grandmama Pampas' Old-Fashion Pull Mints

By: AMY CATES  
"These mints are so good! They're the soft, melt-in-your mouth kind that remind you of trips to your grandparents' house. Yum! This is best done on a marble slab, but can be done on a very clean baking sheet, although it may affect the temperature of the candy."

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Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 1 pound of candy
 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup boiling water
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  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3 drops peppermint oil
  • food coloring

Directions

  1. Place sugar and 3 tablespoons butter into a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Pour the boiling water over, and stir to dissolve. Allow the mixture to come to a rolling boil. It will boil up in the pot as if it is going to boil over, but it will settle down. Use some of the remaining butter to butter a marble slab.
  2. When the sugar mixture reaches the soft crack stage of 270 to 280 degrees F (132 to 140 degrees C), remove from the heat immediately. Pour onto the buttered marble slab. Add peppermint oil and food coloring if desired. Butter your hands, and start pulling up pieces of the sugar blob. Keep stretching so that it will not set up. Continue to stretch until it has lost it's shine and is stringier.
  3. Pull the candy out into one long string, and cut into 1 inch segments using scissors. Store candies in an airtight tin.

Footnotes

FOOTNOTE

  • If it turns back into sugar while being pulled, put it back in the pot with another cup of boiling water and start again at step 2.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 57 | Total Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by MAMAJ57 
This is a great receipe. I have made these before but had lost the receipe. Since my receipe... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2005 by Chelle 
So glad I found this website and this recipe again. My mom, grandmother and I used to make it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 12, 2006 by Ilovetocook 
I tried this recipe 3 times and could not get it to turn out It was like eating a mint... MORE

 
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