Molded Mints From Swiftning
Recipe: #19838
July 01, 2015
"A very old molded mint recipe from norfolk, ne Mrs Hahn said this recipe from luella used swiftning shortening instead of butter which was 1/2 lard 1/2 shortening, in the 40s Im guessing egg whites also three flavors butter flavor mint or cinnamon and almond. This recipe recipe instructions very light. No amount was given for powdered sugar, I``m just putting this onè cause I dont want it lost, I cant find another recipe like it"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (46.4 g)
- Calories 180.4
- Total Fat - 5.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 0.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 34.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 34 g
- Protein - 0 g
- Calcium - 0.6 mg
- Iron - 0 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Using a mixer, mix the swiftening (shortening) add 2 teaspoon powdered sugar, and egg white add powdered sugar and cream of tarter
Step 2
After with water.
Step 3
Divide in 3 parts add 1 teaspoon butter flavoring in 1 part.
Step 4
Add add mint flavoring and green food coloring to color you like 1 teaspoon almond food coloring or cinnamon flavoring.
Step 5
Dip molds in sugar.
Step 6
Could need more powdered sugar if..be sure to knead good underlined
Step 7
Let dry 1/2 hour or so , other recipes say flip over and dry some more.
Tips
- Candy mold