2 cups sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
red food coloring

Combine sugar, syrup, water, and cream of tartar. Place over heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Cook without stirring to very hard ball stage (about 265 degrees). Remove from heat, add peppermint extract and coloring. When cool enough to handle, pull until taffy is porous. Twist into ropes. Cut with scissors or cool and break into pieces. Makes about two dozen pieces.