grandma cracker's caramels

How To Make grandma cracker's caramels

• 1

  Butter a metal 13x9" pan; set aside.
• 2

  Shake half-and-half well, open and set aside.
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  3

  Put sugar, syrup and salt into a 6 quart pot. Stir to mix. Then on medium heat, cook and stir constantly until thread stage.
• 4

  While maintaining constant stirring, add butter.
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  5

  Very slowly add half and half, while stirring.
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  6

  Keep stirring and cooking till soft ball stage (234 degrees) then quickly add vanilla and stir into mixture.
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  7

  Immediately after stirring in the vanilla, pour the caramel into prepared 13x9" pan, DO NOT scrape the bottom of the pot (this caramel usually is over-done and somewhat hard), You may scrape the sides.
• 8

  Let cool completely.
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  9

  Use spreading knife to separate the caramel from the sides of the pan, then turn over onto cutting board, slightly twisting the pan (this is why it must be a metal pan), use the knife to separate any caramel that is still sticking to the pan.
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