Divinity

from Grandma

Ingredients:
1st Mixture:
             3 C sugar
          3/4 C water
             1 C light corn syrup
            
                3 egg whites
                2 tsp vanilla

2nd Mixture:
            1 C sugar
         1/2 C water
                   chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook sugar, water, and light corn syrup of 1st mixture together until dissolved.
2. Cook without stirring until soft ball is formed when put in cold water. Set aside.
3. Put 2nd mixture on and cook until firm ball (244 degrees).
4. Beat egg whites until stiff and pour over 1st mixture, beating constantly.
5. When 2nd mixture is done; pour over 1st mixture and beat until it won't stick to fingers.
6. Add vanilla and walnuts and drop by tsp. onto wax paper.

Peanut Brittle

from Granny

Ingredients:
3 C white sugar
1 1/4 C white Karo
1 C water
2 3/4 C raw peanuts
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cube butter

Directions:

1. Boil sugar, Karo, and water to 222 degrees.
2. Add peanuts.
3. Combine cooking and stirring to 300 degrees or crack stage.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Stir in soda, salt, vanilla, and butter.
6. Pour into greased cookie sheet.

Caramels

from Mom

Ingredients:
1 C butter
1 lb. brown sugar (2 1/2 C)
1 C light corn syrup
1 can Eagle Brand
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

1. Melt butter, add sugar and salt.
2. Stir thoroughly.
3. Add corn syrup, mix well. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly.
4. Cook over Medium heat to form ball/245 degrees.
5. Remove from heat. Stir in Vanilla.
6. Pour into buttered pan. Cool and cut.
7. Wrap in plastic wrap individually if desired.

Toffee

from Mom

Ingredients:
1 C sugar
1 C butter
1/2 C unblanched almonds (optional)
chocolate chips
chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:
1. Combine first 3 (sugar, butter, almonds) and cook over medium heat until temp. reaches
     300 (291-294 IF, or turns right golden color), stirring constantly.
2. Remove from heat and pour into buttered cookie sheet.
3. Cover with chocolate (can pour chips over immediately and smooth out and spread as chips
     melt). Or melt chocolate in microwave and spread evenly on top.
4. Top with chopped walnuts while chocolate is still soft if desired.
5. Allow to cool and break into pieces.