Ingredients
- Peppermint Candy of Cayman8 oz. of water
- 5 lb package of sugar
- 8-9 drops of lime
- Peppermint oil
Directions
- Boil sugar, water and lime in a pot for one hour then pour into a greased baking pan.
- Make sure you have water in a bath pan and then set the baking pan in the bath pan to make the mixture cool so it can be handled.
- After it has cooled the mixture is "pulled" traditionally on a nail. The "pulling" of peppermint candy is similar to pulling taffy.
- The mixture is stretched by hand and long strands of peppermint candy are then cut into small pieces of candy.
- You wait for it to turn white then bore a hole into the mixture and put 3-4 drops of peppermint oil - continue to "pull" the mixture over the nail for 10-15 minutes to allow the peppermint oil to fully mix through.
- Then take it off the nail and lay it out on a floured surface (to avoid sticking) and cut into pieces.