Black Licorice Caramels - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups Karo syrup, light corn syrup
2 teaspoons anise extract
1 teaspoon black food coloring, paste

Preparation

In a large heavy pan melt butter on low-med heat; add sweet cond milk, Karo syrup, sugar and salt.
Place a candy thermometer on side of pan, be careful to not touch bottom of pan.
Stirring CONSTANTLY, cook on medium heat to 234 degrees.
Remove from heat.
Add Anise extract and black food coloring paste.
Pour into a buttered 9x13\" pan.
Cool and cut into desired pieces.
Wrap in wax paper.
It will be gone before ya know it!
* This caramel is soft and chewy. If you would like it more firm, cook until about 244 degrees. I find that using the brand Karo for the corn syrup works best, because some of the \"off\" brands contain water in the ingredients*.