Minted Walnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. water
1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1/8 tsp. salt
6 marshmallows
1/2 tsp. essence of peppermint or 3 drops oil of peppermint
3 c. walnut halves (almonds may be used)

Preparation

Cook together slowly sugar, water, corn syrup and salt. Remove from heat just
before
it
reaches
soft
ball
when a little is dropped
in
cold
water
at 230\u00b0.
Add marshmallows (cut in pieces) and
stir until they are melted.
Add mint and nutmeats and stir
with
circular
motion
until
every nut is coated with the
mixture.
Pour
out onto wax paper.
Separate nuts.
Can be kept in tightly covered jar for some time.