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[[American Home]] - December 1938

Minted Nuts

1 cups sugar	6 marshmallows
½ cup water	3 drops oil of peppermint
1 tbsp. light corn syrup
⅛ tsp. salt	3 cups walnut halves

Cook together slowly, sugar, water, corn
syrup & salt. Remove from heat, just
before it forms a soft ball when a
little is dropped in cold water or until 230°
on candy thermometer. Add marshmallows
stir until they are melted. Add peppermint
& nuts & stir with circular motion until
every nut is coated & mixture hardened.
Cool on unglazed paper. These can be kept
fresh in tightly covered jar at least a week.