Egg Nog Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. commercial egg nog
4 c. sugar
1/4 c. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter
1 c. diced candied fruit or raisins
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Combine egg nog, sugar, corn syrup and salt in a Dutch oven; cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234\u00b0).
Cool to lukewarm.
Add butter and beat until mixture is no longer shiny (about 5 minutes).
Stir in fruit or raisins and pecans.
Spread in a buttered 8-inch square pan. Cool and cut into squares.
Yields 25 squares.