Syrup Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cane syrup
1 tsp. baking soda
butter

Preparation

Fill an iron skillet with cane syrup about half full; heat to boiling and continue to boil gently until syrup thickens.
(To test for proper consistency, pull a spoon through the candy halfway across the pan; the path of the spoon should remain intact, revealing the bottom of the pan.)
Remove from heat.
Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda and stir well.
Pour syrup into a buttered dish and allow to cool enough to handle.
Pull candy with well-greased hands until cooled and hardened.
Shape into strips and cut into bite size pieces.