Anna Mason's Buttercrunch - Toffee!

More Christmas candy . . . and so easy to make.

1 cup butter
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 T. light Karo
3 T. water
1 cup chopped almonds
6 oz. chocolate chips
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds

Melt butter in 2 quart saucepan. Add sugar, water, Karo. Cook, stirring often, to hard crack stage - 300 degrees. Quickly stir in chopped almonds and spread in well greased 9 x 13 pan. Cool. Spread melted chocolate bits and sprinkle finely chopped nuts on top. When thoroughly cooled (4 hours) break up and package.

Anna's Caramels

Want to make candy this Christmas? My longtime friend, Anna Mason, taught me how to make these (what seems like) a hundred years ago.

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 t. vanilla
3/4 cup corn syrup
1 cup light cream
1/2 cup nuts (if desired)

Combine sugar, syrup, butter 1/2 cup cream and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Add remaining 1/2 cup cream and cook slowly to hard boil stage (260 degrees). Remove from heat, add nuts and vanilla and pour into greased 8 x 8 inch square pan. Cut when cold, wrap each piece in a square of waxed paper. Keep in airtight container. Makes 36 pieces or 1.5 lbs.