After-Dinner Mints

Instructions

1. Place the sugar and water in a saucepan, and, when boiling, add the cream of tartar; then boil without stirring until it forms a soft ball when tried in cold water, or until its temperature is 240 degrees Fahrenheit by the thermometer.
2. Remove from the fire and place the saucepan in cold water, then add the peppermint extract and stir with a wooden spoon until thick.
3. Take in the hands and knead.
4. Make each mint by rolling and patting with the hands, or put some of the mixture into a small saucepan, stir and melt to the consistency of cream, then pour into rubber candy-molds.