Grandmama Pampas' Old-Fashion Pull Mints Recipe

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Grandmama Pampas' Old-Fashion Pull Mints
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • food coloring

Directions:

  1. Place sugar and 3 tablespoons butter into a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Pour the boiling water over, and stir to dissolve. Allow the mixture to come to a rolling boil. It will boil up in the pot as if it is going to boil over, but it will settle down. Use some of the remaining butter to butter a marble slab.
  2. When the sugar mixture reaches the soft crack stage of 270 to 280 degrees F (132 to 140 degrees C), remove from the heat immediately. Pour onto the buttered marble slab. Add peppermint oil and food coloring if desired. Butter your hands, and start pulling up pieces of the sugar blob. Keep stretching so that it will not set up. Continue to stretch until it has lost it's shine and is stringier.
  3. Pull the candy out into one long string, and cut into 1 inch segments using scissors. Store candies in an airtight tin.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1807.66 Kcal (7568 kJ)
Calories from fat 414.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.01g 71%
Cholesterol 122.12mg 41%
Sodium 18.19mg 1%
Potassium 20.83mg 0%
Total Carbs 360g 120%
Sugars 352.8g 1411%
Protein 0.57g 1%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Calcium 40.9mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 276.48 Kcal (1158 kJ)
Calories from fat 63.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.04g 71%
Cholesterol 18.68mg 41%
Sodium 2.78mg 1%
Potassium 3.19mg 0%
Total Carbs 55.06g 120%
Sugars 53.96g 1411%
Protein 0.09g 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 19%
Calcium 6.3mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 40
    Points
  • 51
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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