Butterscotch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. sugar
3 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. water

Preparation

Mix sugar and water in a porcelain saucepan.
Add butter and simmer, without stirring, until a spoonful tested in cold water becomes brittle.
Turn into well buttered pans and set aside to cool.
Cut into squares with a buttered knife before the candy hardens.