Ruth's sour cream candy
24 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Sour cream |
| 2 | cups | Light brown sugar |
| 1 | cup | Chopped walnuts or pecans |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
Directions
Spray a large rectange of waxed paper with vegetable oil spray. Combine the sour cream and brown sugar in a medium-size heavy saucepan, bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, and boil until it reaches soft ball stage (238°) on a candy thermometer.
Remove the pan from the heat and beat the mixture until it is creamy (this can take a long time). Stir in the nuts and vanilla and drop by teaspoonsful onto the prepared waxed paper.
Recipe by: Connor H. Gantt - Party Receipts Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #868 by The Taillons <taillon@...> on Oct 26, 1997