Kare'S Toffee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter (not margarine)
1/4 c. water
2 small packs slivered almond pieces
2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. clear Karo syrup
2 (1/2 lb.) Hershey milk chocolate bars

Preparation

Melt butter and sugar in a pot, then add water and Karo syrup. Cook over low heat until mixture reaches hard-crack stage (300\u00b0 if using candy thermometer).
Stir the whole time.
Remove from heat; add almonds and stir.
Spread toffee on 2 well-greased cookie sheets and cool.