Andrea's excellent toffee

12 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2Cubes butter (NO margarine!)
1⅓cupSugar
1tablespoonLight Karo
3tablespoonsWater
2Separate cups finely chopped almonds
8ouncesHershey chocolate bar, broken into chunks.

Directions

Butter a cookie sheet. Combine butter, syrup, sugar and water in sauce pan. Stir constantly over medium heat until candy thermometer reaches 300. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup almonds. Quickly spread out on buttered cookie sheet with buttered spatula (sometimes using hands covered with plastic bags and buttered helps). Place chocolate pieces on top, spread around as they melt. When chocolate covers all candy, sprinkle with other cup of chopped almonds. Press lightly.

Refrigerate ½ hours.