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old english butterscotch

carmenk avatar
Recipe by
carmen guffey
@carmenk
scottsboro, AL

I FOUND THIS RECIPE ON LINE BY ACCIDENT, THE RECIPE IS 85 YRS OLD, IT LOOKED REALLY GOOD, SO I MADE IT AND LOVED LOVED IT, SORRY I DIDNT DO PICTURES, THE NEXT TIME I MAKE IT, I WILL PUT PICTURES. HOPE EVERYONE WHO TRIED THIS LOVES IT AS WE DO.

yield 24 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For old english butterscotch

  • 2 c
    raw sugar
  • 3/4 c
    water
  • 1 pinch
    cream of tarter
  • 4 oz
    of real butter
  • 4 tsp
    cream

How To Make old english butterscotch

  • 1
    LINE COOKIE SHEET WITH FOIL SPRAY WITH NON STICK SPRAY OR BRUSH A LIGHT COAT OF VEGETABLE OIL
  • 2
    IN A TALL POT ADD SUGAR AND WATER, STIR, TURN ON MED HEAT AND KEEP STIRRING TILL SUGAR IS TOTALLY MELTED AND NO LONGER GRAINY
  • 3
    BRING TO A BOIL AND ADD CREAM OF TATER (WHICH IS HELPS STOP THE SUGAR TO RETURN TO A GRAIN STATE) STIR TILL WELL MIXED
  • 4
    PLACE YOUR CANDY THERMOMETER ON THE SIDE OF POT, AND LET BOIL TILL THE TEMPERATURE REACHES 302 DEGREES, IT WILL TAKE UP TO 30 MINUTES, THE SYRUP WILL EXPAND DURING COOKING THAT'S WHY THE TALL POT IS NEEDED
  • 5
    WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS REACHED TURN OFF AND ADD BUTTER AND CREAM STIR TILL WELL MIXED
  • 6
    POUR ONTO LINED PAN AND TILT THE PAN TILL FULLY COVERED LET STAND A MINUTE OR SO AND THEN SLICE INTO SQUARES, LET FULL COOL IN FRIDGE ENJOY!
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