Old Fashioned Molasses Candy

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 butter a jelly roll pan.set aside.
• 2 in a heavy pan, combine sugar,corn syrup and vinegar.
• 3 cook over low heat till sugar is dissolved, stirring frequently, increase heat to medium.
• 4 cook until candy thermometer reads 245* stirring occasionally.
• 5 add molasses and remaining butter (2 tbls) and cook, uncovered, until 260*, stirring occasionally --
• 6 remove from heat and add baking soda, beat well.
• 7 pour into prepared pan.let stand 5 minutes or cool enough to handle.
• 8 butter fingers, pull until candy is firm but pliable.
• 9 color will be light tan.
• 10 when candy is ready for cutting, pull into a 1/2" rope.
• 11 cut in 1" pieces and wrap in waxed paper or colored candy wrappers.