Aunt Elizabeth's Caramels
"This recipe was handed down from my mother-in-law, Alice. Passive working time is an estimate of cooling time. Preparation time is estimate of active cooking time."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
96
ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup roger's syrup (or substitute 2 cups brown sugar and 1 cup white Karo syrup)
- 1⁄2 lb margarine or 1/2 lb butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3⁄4 cup pecan pieces
directions
- Butter a 9 x 13-inch pan.
- Combine all ingredients EXCEPT CREAM in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- As soon as mixture starts to boil, add the cream.
- Stir occasionally until a good firm soft ball.
- Pour into buttered pan.
- Cool. Cut into bite-sized squares.
- You can wrap individually or dip in chocolate.
- For variety, you can omit pecans, add walnuts, or 2 tablespoons cocoa.
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I am a stay at home mom who loves staying at home. Even though I am at home I am still a busy as while I was working outside the home. My grandchildren are a delight and I love to have them visit. I enjoy doing counted cross stitch.
