Lemon Lie-m Mints

 Lemon Lie-m Mints

Ingredients:

3 cups granulate sugar

1 cup light corn syrup

1/4 cup water

1 1/2 tsp Elysian Lime Extract

1 Meyer Lemon

1/2 cup lime juice

2 strips of mint leaves

Directions:

Spray two lined baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray and set aside for now. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees F.

Combine the sugar, corn syrup, lime juice and water in a medium (2-3 quart) saucepan, and place the pan over medium-high heat. Stir while the sugar dissolves, then brush down the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent sugar crystals from blooming. Once the candy comes to a boil, insert a candy thermometer and continue to cook the sugar mixture, without stirring, until the candy reaches 285 F.
Once the proper temperature is reached, remove the pan from the heat immediately. Let the bubbles subside in the candy, then stir in the Elysian Lime Extract.

When the mint flavor is mixed in, pour approximately half of the sugar syrup onto one of the prepared baking sheets and place it in the preheated oven to stay warm. Spray a metal spatula with nonstick cooking spray, and use the tool to begin spreading the candy out and pushing it back together, working it across the board and allowing it to cool.

Drop dollops of the liquid onto a sheet of wax paper. Allow to cool and harden for 45 minutes.

None of us are what we say,

But some of us indeed waylay,

And lies we tell to cover our track.

Take this mint to see through their act.