Good Caramels

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 boil the sugar, corn syrup and water together for 6 minutes.
• 2 add butter and boil until candy thermometer reaches 250 degrees or mixture forms soft ball in cold water.
• 3 drop in chocolate and vanilla and continue boiling until thermometer reaches 240 degrees or mixture forms hard ball in cold water.
• 4 pour into shallow buttered 8 inch square pan.
• 5 cool, cut into squares and wrap in waxed paper.