Pull Candy Recipe by Ruth Paget
For 24 Candy Pieces
Ingredients:
-2 ½ cups sugar
-1/2 cup water
-1 tablespoon vinegar
-2 or 3 drops of peppermint, winter green mint, or vanilla
Steps:
1-Boil sugar, water, and vinegar until you can pick up a glob with a spoon when you drop some of the sugar mixture in water.
2-Pour boiled syrup onto a buttered marble slab or pan. Add a few drops of flavoring.
3-As the syrup begins to cool, lift the edges and drop them into the center of the syrup with heat-resistant gloves.
4-When the candy is cool enough to handle, pick it up and pull it back and forth until it becomes stiff.
5-Pull candy into a long piece and cut it with scissors into bite-size pieces.
(A Rosevale Farm Recipe)
Source: Winifred Sawle – Arena, Wisconsin
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
