Mint Drops
1 pound pulverized sugar. 1 heaping teaspoonful powdered gum arabic. 5 tablespoonfuls water. 1 tablespoonful essence peppermint. Put the water on in a small saucepan or cup and the gum in it and let warm up. When the gum is dissolved put about a quarter of the sugar in, let boil up and then add half the sugar that remains putting it in gradually without stirring. When it boils again take it to the table and stir in the remaining sugar and after that the flavoring. Drop portions the size of quarter dollars on sheets of paper. They slip of the paper when cold. It may be necessary to add another tablespoonful or two of sugar to give the drops consistency enough not to run on the paper, yet it is better to be too thin than too much the other way.