On Mon 07 Mar 2005 06:50:37p, Scott wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> I'm looking for mint flavoring for a few different purposes: mint ice
> cream, and mint flavoring for candies (hard, and creme-style).
>
> What're the best options? I have a bias against mint extracts; perhaps
> it's irrational, but I somehow think that 1) it's cheating, and 2) the
> extracts have that artificial-mint taste.
>
> I don't know whether using mint leaves is actual practical, though; is
> extract the only reasonable way to go? What do I look for in the way of
> styles or brands?

For hard candies you need mint oil. It's available in peppermint and
spearmint. It will work equally well in most other things.

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Wayne Boatwright
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