Ingredients

  • Wesson oil
  • 4 c. sugar
  • 1/2 c. light Karo syrup
  • 1 c. water
  • 4 oz. butter
  • 12 oz. butter
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 4 oz. (1/2 c.) ground raw almonds
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 Hershey's chocolate bars

Method

  • Grease cookie sheets (3) with Wesson oil; set them over ice. Cook
  • to
  • 280°, sugar, syrup and water.
  • Wash down sides of
  • pan using
  • cold
  • water and pastry brush.
  • Add 4 ounces of butter; stir
  • well.
  • Cook
  • to 290°.
  • Add 12 ounces of butter; stir to keep
  • from burning.
  • Cook to
  • 315°.
  • Add salt and almonds; cook to 325°.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add vanilla.
  • Pour on
  • cold Wesson oiled cookie sheets, 1/4 inch thick.
  • Score in squares while still warm; when cold, break in pieces and allow to mellow for 24 hours.