Swedish Hard Candy

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup chopped blanched almond

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar, corn syrup, butter and half-half in 2 qt heavy saucepan.
• 2 cook over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• 3 (watch so it doesn't overflow).
• 4 continue cooking, stirring occasionally, to the hard ball stage (250*).
• 5 remove from heat; add chopped almonds.
• 6 pour into small fluted paper dessert cups (about 1 1/2" diameter- and once paper removed.. will have a pretty edge) or drop from teaspoon onto waxed paper- to make patties.