Butter Mints

Directions

1. 1
   Stir sugar with butter and hot water.
2. 2
   Add salt.
3. 3
   Bring to a boil in saucepan.
4. 4
   Cover and wait 3 minutes.
5. 5
   Remove lid; wash down sides of pan with a brush dipped in water.
6. 6
   Cook, without stirring, to 248°.
7. 7
   Pour onto a buttered slab; cool.
8. 8
   Add a few drops of vanilla and coloring; pull until candy loses its gloss. Stretch into rope and cut.