| Sugar (granulated), | 2 cups |
| Milk, | ½ cup |
| Cream of tartar, | A pinch |
| Oil of peppermint, | 4 drops |
After the sugar, milk and cream of tartar were put in the saucepan Betsey set it on the back of the range until it looked clear and watery. Then she brought it forward and when the boiling point was reached, let it boil one minute, or while she counted sixty. Taking it from the fire, she added the oil of peppermint drops and beat until the candy was creamy, then quickly dropped from tip of spoon on waxed paper.
Sometimes this hardened before Betsey could get it all dropped, but putting the saucepan back on the stove, it would melt and she could finish the dropping.
Cocoanut Drops
| Sugar (granulated), | 2 cups |
| Water, | ½ cup |
| Cocoanut (prepared), | 1 cup |
Betsey cooked the sugar and water until it formed a hard ball when tried in cold water, removed from fire, added the cocoanut and beat to a cream. Like the peppermints, she dropped quickly on waxed paper.