Turkish Paste, Mint Flavored Recipe 2
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Ingredients for Turkish Paste, Mint Flavored Recipe 2
- ½ cup of cold water
- 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons of granulated gelatine
- 4 tablespoons of creme-de-menthe cordial
- Green color-paste to tint very delicately
- 2 cups of granulated sugar
- ½ cup of cold water
Instructions
- Mint Flavored Recipe 2, Let the gelatine stand in a 1/2 cup of water until it has absorbed the liquid.
- Stir the sugar and other portion of water over a slack fire until the sugar is dissolved, then add the softened gelatine and heat to the boiling point; let boil twenty minutes after boiling begins; remove from the fire and let cool a little, then add the lemon juice, creme-de-menthe, and coloring and turn into an unbuttered bread-pan.
- Let stand in a cool place overnight.
- To unmold sift XXXX, or confectioner's, sugar over the top of the paste; with a sharp-pointed knife, loosen the candy at the edge, where it adheres to the pan, then gently and slowly pull the past, in a compact sheet, from the pan and dispose on a board dredged with confectioner's sugar.
- Cut the paste into strips and then in cubes with a sharp knife.
- This may be done easily, if sugar be kept between the knife and the paste.
- Roll each piece in the sugar.
- This candy is at its best after a few days.
- These candies may be stirred gently, if it seems necessary.
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