My 5 Pound Candy

6 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 6 c. sugar
  • 2/3 c. white Karo syrup
  • 1/2 lb. butter (not margarine)
  • 2 c. milk (canned milk is better)
  • 3 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c. chopped nuts

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix butter, sugar, milk and Karo.
  2. 2
    Bring to boil, stirring constantly until it forms a hard ball in cold water or use candy thermometer.
  3. 3
    Then beat as long as possible, adding vanilla and nuts before pouring onto a greased cookie sheet or pan.
  4. 4
    Cool and cut.
  5. 5
    Immediately hide it or you may only have a pound or less left.

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