Sour Cream Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1/2 c. sour cream
1/3 c. white syrup
2 Tbsp. butter
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts
1/4 c. chopped candied cherries

Preparation

Combine first 5 ingredients in saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring slowly until sugar melts.
Then boil without stirring over medium heat to soft ball stage.
Remove from heat.
Let stand 15 minutes.
(Do not stir.)
Add vanilla; beat until it starts to lose its gloss, about 8 minutes.
Add cherries and nuts.
Pour into buttered pan.