Caramels - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter
2 c. light corn syrup
2 c. white sugar
1 1/2 cans Eagle Brand condensed milk

Preparation

Boil butter and light corn syrup for 5 minutes on medium heat. Add 1 1/2 cans sweetened condensed Eagle Brand milk.
Mix 1/2 cup flour with the other 1/2 can condensed milk.
Boil slowly until mixture darkens and makes a medium hard ball (240\u00b0).
You must stir constantly as it burns easily.
Cook in a heavy aluminum pan. Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Pour into buttered cookie sheet. Cool.
Cut into squares and wrap each piece in wax paper.
Yields 5 dozen.