English Toffee Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks margarine
1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. dark Karo syrup
3 Tbsp. water
1 1/2 c. coarsely chopped almonds or pecans, divided
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate bits
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted

Preparation

Melt
butter in 2-quart
pan.
Gradually
stir
in
the sugar. Add syrup and water.
Cook
to 290\u00b0 on candy thermometer.
Add 1 cup nuts.
Cook
3
minutes more.
Pour candy onto greased cookie sheet and
let cool.
Melt chocolates together. Spread with 1/2 of melted
chocolate
mixture and top with 1/2 of remaining nuts. Cool
until
chocolate
is set.
Turn over and cover other side with remaining chocolate and nuts.
Chill briefly and break into pieces.
\"My
favorite thing to make at Christmas.\"