Friday, December 21, 2012

Texas Millionaires

Ingredients :

1 cup White Karo
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 sticks butter
2 cups evaporated milk
1/8 teaspoon of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 quart chopped pecans

For dipping:
1/2 stick parrafin
1 large Hershey bar or large bag chocolate chips


Stir syrup, sugars, butter, 1 cup of the milk, salt, and vanilla in saucepan. Bring to a soft boil and add the other cup of milk so that the mixture continues to boil.   Cook until a soft boil stage according to candy thermometer.  (...or use cool water in a bowl to check for soft ball stage)

After the mixture reaches soft ball stage, stir in the pecans and pour into a large glass dish, sprayed with Pam or buttered well.

Chill overnight.  Cut into pieces and dip in chocolate. 

Candy handles easier when thoroughly chilled, so work with a few pieces at a time and keep the rest in refrigerator.





Edna Phelps gave me this recipe in the early 90s, it was a family recipe handed down to her. 

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