Butter Mints - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. sugar
1/4 lb. butter
1 pt. boiling water
oil of peppermint or spearmint

Preparation

Pour boiling water over sugar and butter in saucepan.
Stir until dissolved.
Cook until it forms a hard ball when dropped in cold water.
Pour on well buttered marble slab.
Drop 2 or 3 drops mint flavor on top.
When cool enough to handle, pull as long as you can.
Stretch on countertop.
Clip into desired sizes.
Store in an airtight container.