Butterscotch Suckers

Directions

1. 1
   Arrange 24 wooden sticks on well-buttered baking pans, and set aside.
2. 2
   Combine sugar, water, vinegar, and butter in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Cover and continue to cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from sides of pan. Uncover and cook, without stirring, until mixture reaches hard ball stage (260°). Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.
3. 3
   Immediately drop mixture by tablespoonfuls onto alternate ends of each wooden stick. Allow suckers to cool completely before removing from pans. Wrap each sucker tightly in plastic wrap.