Golden Caramels
Butter a dish well, either square glass pan or rectangular glass pan
In a middle sized sauce pan:
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup corn syrup
1 stick butter
1 cup heavy whipping cream (or cream)
Bring to a boil while stirring, over lower heat.
Pour in 1 more cup of cream.
Stir well and cook until the color turns to a delicious butterscotch color. This takes 15-25 minutes depending on the heat so sing, and tell stories and take turns stirring.
Have a small cup of water with ice cubes nearby and once the color begins to turn, drop in a little spoonful and see if it is setting up or not. Make sure it forms a hard ball before you pour the mixture into the buttered pans. Sometimes I pour it out too soon and we don't care really we just enjoy softer caramels....
You can add 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts at the end if you like or sprinkle them over the buttered pan.
Let cool if you can stand it, and cut into squares and wrap in waxed paper, twist the ends. A delicious and sweet treat for the holidays, reminding us of when the farmer wives had too much cream and too much butter on hand to use up!