Chocolate Caramels(Sooo Good!) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. molasses
1/4 lb. grated chocolate
1/3 c. butter
1/3 tsp. salt
1/2 c. cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. chopped nutmeats (optional)

Preparation

Cook the
sugar,
molasses, chocolate, butter, salt and 1/2 of the
cream
to
the thread stage (230\u00b0).
Add remaining cream gradually and continue to cook to the hard ball stage at (254\u00b0). Remove
from
stove.
Cool.
Beat
well and pour into buttered pans.
Cut into squares when nearly cold.