What Is Mint Sugar And How Is It Used?
Decorating By Cookie4 Updated 28 Aug 2008 , 6:17pm by playingwithsugar
Does anyone know what Mint Sugar is and have the recipe. I understand that it is an old Wilton recipe but I can't find it on Wilton's site or in any of my old Wilton books.
It is supposed to be like fondant and gumpaste and taste very good. I'm not sure why anyone would want to make it - just use fondant or gum paste.
You're in luck!!!
I saw the recipe in an old Wilton that I purchased on ebay. Here's the recipe:
Gelatin mint sugar, another versatile type of decorating paste, makes an endless variety of colourful cake trims and party favours, besides being good tasting.
Mint Sugar Recipe:
3 Tbsps. unflavoured gelatin
1 cup warm water
1/2 cup constarch
3 lbs powdered sugar
2 - 3 drops peppermint oil
Dissolve gelatin in warm water and pour through a fine sieve into a glass bowl.
Add peppermint oil; then blend in cornstarch and a small amount of powdered sugar. Keep adding sugar a little at a time, until the mixture becomes very smooth.
When mint sugar is of the correct consistency, store in a tight-covered jar that has been dusted inside with cornstarch.
The very same procedures for colouring and rolling out gumpaste are applied to mint sugar. To tint, add small amounts of food colour with a toothpick and work into the mixture with your hands.
To roll out mint sugar, always dust your hands, work surface and rolling pin with conrstarch first; then roll to desired thicknes.
Cut out decorative pattern pieces immediately, since mint sugar is very quick drying.
In the book, the mint sugar was used to cut out decorations like baby booties, graduation caps, cradles, parasols and jewellery boxes. It seems interesting enough to dry, though. It works like gumpaste/pastillage but still edible!!
Yes, please, what year is that from, and would you be able to scan some pictures or procedures that they suggest for it's use?
Thanks so much -
Theresa 
the recipe was in an old edition of "The Wilton Way of Making Gumpaste Flowers".
i did scan the instructions so i can pm them to anyone who wants them.
better yet, please pm me your email address...i am having trouble uploading the file.
Is that the book with the yellow binding?
Theresa
Is that the book with the yellow binding?
Theresa
Yipe...that's it!
Ooh, I have two of those books. Now, to find them! They're still packed away from the move, duh, three months ago!
Thanks!
Theresa
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