Old Fashioned Brown Candy Recipe

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Old Fashioned Brown Candy
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Pour 1 cup of sugar into heavy pan and place over low heat.
  2. Begin stirring with wooden spoon and keep sugar moving; it will take about 15 minutes to completely melt all sugar and it should be the color of light brown sugar syrup.
  3. Pour remaining sugar, together with 1 cup milk, in heavy kettle and set over low heat to cook slowly while you are melting sugar.
  4. As soon as the sugar is melted, begin pouring it into kettle of boiling milk.
  5. Pour slowly, continue cooking and stirring just until mixture is 238 degrees to 240 degrees Fahrenheit.
  6. Turn out the fire and immediately add baking soda, stirring hard as it foams up.
  7. As soon as soda is mixed, add butter; it will melt as you stir.
  8. Set pan of candy off the stove for 20 minutes until lukewarm.
  9. Add vanilla and begin beating using a wooden spoon.
  10. Beat until mixture is thickened and glossy.
  11. Add broken nuts and mix.
  12. Turn into a buttered pan.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 343.22 Kcal (1437 kJ)
Calories from fat 198.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.01g 34%
Cholesterol 7.05mg 2%
Sodium 15.76mg 1%
Potassium 134.29mg 3%
Total Carbs 37.71g 13%
Sugars 35.08g 140%
Dietary Fiber 2.37g 9%
Protein 3.07g 6%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 36.6mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 448.44 Kcal (1878 kJ)
Calories from fat 258.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.75g 34%
Cholesterol 9.21mg 2%
Sodium 20.59mg 1%
Potassium 175.47mg 3%
Total Carbs 49.27g 13%
Sugars 45.84g 140%
Dietary Fiber 3.09g 9%
Protein 4.01g 6%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Iron 1mg 4%
Calcium 47.9mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.2
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

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