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.
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!
Pretty sure I never know what to say on your blog, because it’s always the same: you’re amazing.
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.
I looove the idea of the candy box. It makes it so easy to give away candy during the holidays.
Hi, may I know the measurements of this Candy Box?
The box is about 4inches x 6inches. Thanks for asking!
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?
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.
thank you for sharing your talent with us!