Aunt Mabel’s Caramels
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups Karo syrup
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups thick cream
Instructions
- Boil sugar, syrup and salt, stirring occasionally.
- When syrup is very thick add butter, and gradually add 2 cups cream (don’t stop boiling and stirring while adding cream or will curdle).
- Cook to firm ball stage, add nuts and/or coconut.
- Pour in buttered 2 qt. pan to harden. When cool cut and wrap in plastic wrap.