Recipe#12905

Title: Cherry Candy

From: food.chat@simpleinternet.com 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Cherry Candy 
 Date: 20 Apr 1998 06:52:28 -0600 
 Message-ID: <6hfgec$5pp$1@mack.rt66.com> 

2 cup granulated sugar
 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
 1/2 cup light corn syrup
 2 Tbsp butter
 1/4 tsp salt
 2 tsp vanilla
 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
 1/2 cup quartered candied cherries
 In 2-quart glass measuring cup with handle, combine sugar, sour
 cream, corn syrup, butter and salt. Microwave on HIGH 5 Minutes.
 Stir well until sugar dissolves. Microwave on HIGH 6 minutes or
 just until mixture reaches 236 degrees F. Let stand 15 minutes, do
 not stir. 
 Add vanilla, beat until mixture starts to lose its gloss (about 6
 minutes). Stir in cherries and nuts. quickly pour in buttered 8
 1/2 x 4 1/2" loaf pan. Cool and cut in squares.  Makes about 1 1/2
 lbs.