Preparation info
  • Makes

    30 to 36 pieces

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

  • About

Walnuts glorify this creamy candy

Ingredients

  • c. light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • ¾ c. sugar
  • ½ c

Method

  • Combine sugars, water, corn syrup and salt in 2-qt. heavy saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugars dissolve and mixture reaches a boil. If sugar crystals form on sides of pan, wipe them off. Continue cooking, without stirring, at a fairly low boil to the hard ball stage (260°). Remove from heat.
  • At once beat egg whites until stiff. Pour hot syrup in thin