Second Annual Christmas Candy Box Printable
Merry Christmas! I hope y’all will be spreading the Christmas spirit with my candy boxes and your favorite homemade confections. I know I will. Here’s the second annual Christmas box design available for free! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD. This download is free for personal use only.
Caramels That Won’t Fail
Dorothy Schettler
Makes about 200 one-inch squares
2 sticks butter (or 1 cup)
1 1/2 cups Karo syrup
4 cups sugar
2 cans evaporated milk
Butter a jelly roll pan, set aside. In a large pot, melt butter, add Karo syrup, then sugar. Cook until boiling. Slowly add evaporated milk so candy won’t stop boiling, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon. Cook to firm ball stage (235º on candy thermometer. Pour into buttered pan and cool 5 hours or overnight. Cut in 1″ squares, wrap in wax paper, and eat or give away. This recipe is also good for caramel apples. FYI.
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December 4th, 2008 at 1:44 am
Hey! Congratulations on the new job! I’ll let my Grandma know about the paper – she lives her life between Salt Lake and the Uintah Basin. I’m going to have to try those caramels!
December 4th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Pretty sure I never know what to say on your blog, because it’s always the same: you’re amazing.
December 4th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
That’s so awesome about the newspaper column! How fun!
Btw, are you guys living in Menlo park permanently? Because I think we’re moving to the bay area after Mark graduates in a year and a half. I’m still deciding if I’m excited about that or not, but if you guys are around then it would mean about 15+ points toward excited.
December 7th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I looove the idea of the candy box. It makes it so easy to give away candy during the holidays.
December 17th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
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December 21st, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Hi, may I know the measurements of this Candy Box?
December 21st, 2009 at 3:05 pm
The box is about 4inches x 6inches. Thanks for asking!
December 24th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Thanks for these great boxes and the caramel recipe. I went to the store to get the ingredients and they have two sizes of evaporate milk. What size are the cans you use?
December 24th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
I’ll have to check the next time I buy them, but I believe they’re 14 ounces. You’ll need two 14 ounce cans.
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:08 pm
thank you for sharing your talent with us!
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