Caramel - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. brown sugar
1 c. sugar
1 c. Karo (light)
1 can sweetened condensed milk (Eagle)
1/2 lb. butter
1 lb. pecans (optional)

Preparation

Mix everything together in a 2-quart saucepan.
Cook over medium heat until hard ball stage (approximately 245\u00b0), stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; add nuts, if used.
Pour hot liquid into a buttered 13 x 9-inch pan.
Cool in pan until bottom is not hot to the touch.
Turn out on a marble slab or lightly buttered surface.
Cut into cubes and wrap in wax paper or cut into cubes and dip in chocolate.