Butter Crunch Candy(From 1975 Edition) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 c. butter
1 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
3/4 c. finely chopped nuts
1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate bits

Preparation

Butter baking sheet; melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over low heat.
Add sugar; heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
Stir in water and corn syrup to 290\u00b0 on candy thermometer or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into threads which are hard but not brittle.
Remove from heat.
Stir in nuts.