- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 sticks butter or margarine (do not use corn oil margarine)
- 1 cup light Karo syrup
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Grease pan well or line with waxed paper, either a 9”x9” or 7 ½” x 11”.
Mix ingredients well in a heavy pan (like the bottom of a pressure cooker) and let ingredients come to a boil, stirring occasionally and cook for approximately 20 minutes, or until candy thermometer registers 234-240° (soft ball stage).
Remove from burner and add 1tsp vanilla extract. Mix and then immediately pour into prepared pan.
Let cool. Store in refrigerator or candy may be frozen, before or after cutting and wrapping individual pieces in waxed paper.