1520 | Peppermint Drops.
—Pour into a vessel one gill of water, with a pound of granulated sugar, half a pound of powdered sugar, and a teaspoonful of peppermint essence. Mix well with the spatula for ten minutes. Place the third part of the preparation in a copper gum dropper with one lip, then place it on the fire, stir with the spatula until it nearly comes to a boil, take from off the fire, and immediately add one ounce of powdered sugar; mix well for one minute. Have two or three sheets of tin on a table. Take the dropper by the handle, in the left hand, lip in front and over the tin, and then, with a larding-needle in the right hand, slightly incline the lip over the tin; then by gently pressing the preparation down, with the point of the needle over the lip, drop small even bits on the tins the size of a penny and half an inch apart from one another. Proceed the same with the rest of the preparation until all down, and then allow to dry for thirty minutes. Lay a sheet of paper over a tin pan, gently lift up the drops one by one and lay them over the paper. Place the pan on a shelf, and dry for twenty-four hours, then transfer them into a tin box or a glass jar, and serve when desired.