3 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup light corn syrup
3/4 teaspoon red food coloring
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Combine the sugar, water, syrup and cream of tartar
in a sauce pan and heat till the sugar has dissolved.
Divide mixture into 2 saucepans, bring to a boil
(do not stir the mixtures in both pots) until the
candy thermometer reads 280 degrees F.
Add 1/2 teaspoon peppermint into each pot and add
the red food coloring into one pot, leaving the other
pot plain.
Oil an enamel or marble surface or slab. Place mixture
from one pot and stretch it like taffy, pulling and
forming the mixture into a rope. Set aside and continue
with other pot doing the same thing.
Take both red and white ropes and twist them around
each other again and again. Cut into desired sizes
and form into candy cane shapes.
Oil the surface lightly again and place candy canes
and allow them to harden.
Have fun making these!
