I love the holidays and this candy has been a family favoret for years, I did change the recipe a bit for a more christmas look, and taste.
Provided by donna clark
Categories Candies
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. place the hard peperment candy in a food prosser and crush, and set aside.
- 2. combine sugar, water, corn syrup, and salt into a sauce pan, heat stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves.
- 3. whip down sugar crystols from side of pan as necessary with a pastry brush dipped in water.
- 4. without stirring, boil syrup mixture until it reaches 265 degrees on a candy thermomether ( hard ball stage )
- 5. gradually beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, then gradually beat hot syurp into egg whites, add vanilla , tent with food coloring if desired. continue beating until candy hold it's shape and add crushed peperments.
- 6. drop by tablespoon onto wax paper , when firm store in air thght container.
- 7. NOTE: for white didinity do not add food coloring. in place of peperment candy , you can add chopped muts, or candy cherries.
- 8. TIP: have everything ready before you start as once the candy reaches 260 on the candy thermometer it will immediatley begine to harden.
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