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I used to have a recipe for mint candy that involved dipping mint leaves in eggs and powdered sugar. Help!?

I remember the basics of the recipe, but not the recipe in its entirety. I believe that it’s an Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch recipe, but my internet searching has turned up nothing. I have tons of mint growing behind my house, and the hubby and kids are begging for “that mint candy stuff”. Thanks!

Well, you can do a basic candied mint leaf by dipping leaves in egg white and then brushing them with powdered or super fine sugar, or even adding spearmint oil w/ the sugar.

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Candied-Mint-Leaves

Were there any other ingredients that you remember?

Here are lists of recipes for candied mint leaves.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,mint_leave,FF.html

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?q=candied+mint+leaves

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Get Your Self in Mint Condition With Mint Teas…

History of Mint

Mint is an ancient herb and the use of mint tea dates back to medieval Europe. Mint’s distinct smell has made it one of the more popular herbs throughout history. From Europe to India to the Middle East, it has been used to clear the air. In ancient Greece, mint leaves were rubbed on dining tables to welcome guests, while in the Middle East, the host still traditionally offers mint tea to guests upon their arrival.

What is Mint?

There are about 25 different species of mints and peppermint is actually a natural hybrid cross between Mentha aquatica (water mint) and Mentha spicata (spearmint).

 Peppermint: Peppermint has greenish-purple lance-shaped leaves and has tastes of a cross between pepper and green chlorophyll. Where chamomile tea can be calming and soothing, peppermint tea is very refreshing and relaxing.

 Spearmint: Spearmint has crinkled leaves and pointed leaf tips shaped like spears and is more of a grayish green color than peppermint leaves and has a little more subtle and cool taste than peppermint.

 Other plants in mint family include:

·         apple mint

·         orange mint

·         water mint

·         curly mint

·         Corsican mint

Health Benefits of Mint

Mint has significant health benefits mainly focussed around the digestive system.

It has an anti-spasmodic action which helps with:

• stomach cramps
• wind
• dyspepsia
• diarrhoea
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome. 
• heartburn
• indigestion
• morning sickness 
• nausea

It is also excellent for:

• clearing a head when suffering from a cold or headaches
• sweetens breath
• baby colic
• manage stress
• asthma

Mint has an amazing power to cure cancer. Mint contains a phytonutrient called perillyl alcohol. This phytonutrient prevents the occurrence of colon, skin and lung cancer. Mint works by attacking the tumour’s blood vessels, starving cancer to death.

 With Spearmint teas, recent studies have found that drinking two cups a day can help with Hirsutism – this condition in women, where hair grows in areas such as the face, stomach and chest is thought to be caused by too many androgens (male hormones such as freely circulating testosterone).

 

Recipe

 Chocolate Mint Tea

 Chocolate goes well with tea, not just coffee. You can brew up this recipe is a jiffy, using instant hot chocolate powder and bags of mint tea.

 Ingredients: 6 mint tea bags / 6 cups milk / 6 tablespoons hot chocolate mix

 Preparation: In a saucepan, heat milk with tea bags until almost boiling. Steep for a couple of minutes and strain out tea bags. Pour our 6 mugs of milk, and then stir in a tablespoon of chocolate powder in each mug.

 Visithttp://www.teaworld.co.uk/search.php?start=0&end=9&query=Mint to see the full range of Mint teas at teaworld.co.uk

 

About the Author

Uma Mays

Having been an IT Project Manager for 10 years it was time to do something different and work from home with my young family. To that end I have recently started an online tea business selling and promoting the wonders and benefits of high quality specialist teas.

Interests and Hobbies:

Love the gym, play badminton and tennis. Also ski 2- 3 times a year.

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