Peppermint Divinity
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
24 pieces
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup hot water
- 1⁄3 cup light corn syrup
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1⁄4 cup of finely crushed candy cane
- 3 drops red food coloring
directions
- In a large (about 1 gallon) pot mix together the sugar, salt, water and corn syrup.
- Cook to a boil and 250 degrees or hard ball stage. You can stir as it somes to a boil of just once in awhile as it comes to a boil. I've never had a problem doing it either way.
- While this mixture is boiling beat the egg whites to stiff peaks in your mixer.
- When your boiling sugar mixture is ready very very slowly pour and mix it into the egg mixture in a slow stream on medium speed until it is all inches.
- Let this mix for two mintues and then bring the speed down to slow and add it the extract and food coloring.
- Continue mixing and a medium high speed until the candy starts to lose it's gloss and thicken up.
- Turn off mixer and drop spoonfuls onto wax paper or a greased surface.
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I am a caterer here in Fresno getting ready to expand into the lunch delivery business early next year. I have been cooking since I was able to hold a wooden spoon. My grandmother Jewel really taught me how to take the time to make everything myself and depend on a store for very little. To this day I have a hard time buying a baked good or candy. I can't think of any food I will not attempt to cook. I like to can, bake, roast, fry. Just about anything goes!