Old-Fashioned Caramel Apples (From About 1964) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon butter
8 medium jonathan apples
8 bamboo skewers

Preparation

Combine sugars, syrup and milk in heavy saucepan.
Cook to 230\u00b0-234\u00b0, stirring constantly, over medium heat.
Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.
Dip skewered apples, one at a time, twirling to coat smoothly.
Immerse immediately into a bowl of ice water, lift out, let water drain off, place on waxed paper to set.
Reheat caramel over hot water if needed while dipping.