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Mints
Kids Can Make
1/3 c Soft butter
1/3 c Light corn syrup
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Flavoring
3 1/2 c ( 1 lb ) sifted
confectioner's sugar
Large bowl
Wooden spoon
Paper plates
Pencils
This is a no-cook recipe the
children can mix with their
hands.
Flavor it with any of the
liquid flavorings in the
supermarket, such as
strawberry and lemon.
If you want, you can instead
divide it into three
portions and add a few drops
of food coloring to tint it
yellow, red, and green.
The knead a small amount of
flavoring into each one.
This recipe makes about 1
1/2 lbs of candy.
Help the children measure
all the ingredients into the
large bowl.
They can take turns stirring
it with the wooden spoon
until it becomes too stiff.
Then they can knead it with
their hands.
They should continue
kneading until the dough is
smooth.
Give each child a paper
plate and a pencil.
Tell them to turn their
plates OVER and write their
names on the Bottom to
prevent pencil lead from
getting on their mints.
Help them hold their pencils
correctly.
Make sure they use upper and
lower case letters.
Give each child a portion of
dough on his or her plate.
The children can pinch off
pieces, roll them into
balls, and press them
lightly with a fork to make
a fancy butter mint.
Children who cannot roll the
candy into balls can make
snakes, cut the snakes into
pieces, and press the pieces
with a fork.
They might eat the pieces
with the fork, but that's ok
too.
Leave the mints on the
plates and refrigerate them
for 30 minutes, until they
become firm.
Mints taste even better the
second day, if you can keep
everyone from eating them
all on the first day.
Cover with plastic wrap and
keep them in the
refrigerator.
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