Homemade Mints - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1/2 c. white Karo syrup
1/2 c. hot water
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
food coloring
5 drops peppermint flavoring

Preparation

Mix together sugar,
Karo
and hot water.
Boil to soft ball stage.
Pour into mixing bowl.
Add cream of tartar, food coloring and
flavoring.
Beat
until creamy.
Drop onto waxed paper; swirl tops.
Set
in
hot
water
if mixture gets stiff until able to work again.