Recipe - Eggnog Candy

1 cup Eggnog
2 cup Sugar
2 tablespoon Corn Syrup; White
One fourth teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Butter; (1 One half Lbs.)
One half cup Candied Cherries; Quartered
One half cup Toasted Almonds; Diced

1. Combine eggnog, sugar, corn syrup and salt in 2 One half quart saucepan.

2. Cook until syrup reaches 235 degrees on candy thermometer or until it
forms soft ball when dropped into cold water, stirring frequently to
prevent scorching.

3. Cool sugar mixture to lukewarm and add butter, beating constantly until
candy begins to lose its gloss.

4. Stir in cherries and nuts and spread in a buttered pie plate.

DO THIS QUICKLY OR CANDY WILL SET IN SAUCEPAN.

Cool and cut into squares.

Recipe by: diane@keyway.net

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 198 by "Diane Geary"
diane@keyway.net on Nov 4, 1997