Butter Scotch

Ingredients

  • 2 cups light brown sugar (approx. 400g)
  • 1/2 cup butter (114g)
  • 1/4 cup water (60ml)
  • 1 tbsp vinegar

Method

  1. Take two cupfuls of light brown sugar (approx. 400g), one-half cupful of butter ( 114g), one-fourth cupful of water (60ml) and one tablespoonful of vinegar. Boil to the crack stage.
  2. Pour into buttered tins, mark off into squares, and when cool break up.

A tablespoonful or two of molasses improves butter-scotch for many persons.

Title

Candy-Making at Home

Author

Mary Mason Wright

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