Butter Rum Mints - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. hot water
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. cold butter
1/2 tsp. mint flavoring
1 Tbsp. rum
1 tsp. vinegar

Preparation

Add sugar and water in a saucepan.
Add vinegar and cream of tartar.
Boil rapidly; do not stir, until it reaches 260\u00b0 on your candy thermometer.
Remove syrup from the stove and pour it over a surface you have oiled.
Dot with butter.
Allow to cool for 3 minutes.
Fold over the edges when it is cool with a pancake turner.
Sprinkle with rum and the flavor of mint.
Start pulling the taffy, making a rope from here to there.
Cut with kitchen scissors into little pillows or squares.
Roll in sugar.
Place in airtight container.