Old-fashioned caramels
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2½ | tablespoon | Butter |
| 2 | cups | Brown sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Molasses |
| ½ | cup | Milk, condensed |
| 4 | Chocolate, unsweetened, squa | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | cup | Nuts, chopped |
Directions
Melt the butter, add the sugar, molasses and the milk and bring to a boil.
Cut the chocolate in small pieces and add, stirring constantly until the chocolate is melted. Boil until the caramel forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water. Add the extract and the nuts and pour into a greased pan.
Cool a little and when fairly firm, cut in squares. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.
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