Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Grandpa’s Turtles

Purchase:
Whole Pecans
Dipping Chocolate (Trader Joe's Belgium is the best milk chocolate!)

To Make Caramel:

2 cups cream
2 cups sugar
2 cups karo
1/2 tsp salt

Cook to soft ball stage
Add:

2/3 cup evaporated milk
6 Tbsp butter

Continue cooking to firm soft ball stage. Rolling and darkened.

Spoon over 3 pecan halves on buttered pan. Let set and then dip in chocolate barely warmed and set on waxed paper.

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