{"id":6012,"slug":"mint-wafers-after-dinner-mints","title":"Mint wafers (after dinner mints).","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["half a gill of water","one pound of powdered sugar","three or four drops of oil of peppermint"],"ingredients_norm":["water","powdered sugar","oil of peppermint"],"steps":["To half a gill of water add one pound of powdered sugar, and mix over fire until dissolved and hot.","Add three or four drops of oil of peppermint.","Then drop, about the size of a half silver dollar, on waxed paper or a greased pan, using the tip of a spoon or a paper bag.","Allow to become cold and dry."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w112:15","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"0f4fe55c5ffdeb8a29b547dc66016e257042486b65bb663c20f310586e9ef446","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:48:19Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/mint-wafers-after-dinner-mints"}