Fannie Mae Caramels

Ingredients:
2 C. light corn syrup
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1-1/2 C. milk
1 C. whipping cream
1 C. butter
4 C. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 C. nuts (walnuts)
Tempered dipping chocolate if preferred or wax paper cut into rectangles


Preparation:
Butter a 9 X 13 baking pan. In heavy 8 quart Dutch oven, combine sugar, corn syrup, condensed milk, milk, cream and butter. Place over medium heat and stir occasionally with wooden spoon until comes to boil. Clip on candy thermometer. Cook stirring constantly until reaches 240 degrees or soft ball stage. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and nuts. Pour, without scraping, into pan. Allow to stand overnight. Cut into 1-inch rectangles or squares. Wrap in wax paper or dip in chocolate.

(Tracy's note: This will GROW on you during the cooking process- make sure to use a large enough pot!! It will also take a good while to get to soft ball stage, but it will eventually get there. Also, DO NOT get the mixture on you- it will stick & cause a very bad burn.)

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