Butterscotch Drops

Twelve Days of Candy-Making — Day 4

Create memories your families and friends will savor for years to come

Butterscotch Drops

(Ruth Catherine Peters)

¼ cup light corn syrup

½ cup butter

1 tbsp. vinegar

2 tbsp. boiling water

½ tsp. vanilla

Butter two cookie sheets.

Combine first four ingredients and cook until mixture reaches the hard crack stage (300°F). Add vanilla. To make the hot mixture easier to remove from the candy kettle, tilt the kettle inside a stainless steel bowl. Drop the candy by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Work quickly. Remove drops when cooled.

“My mother taught me my candy-making skills,” Ruth says. “Now, all four of my sons have candy kettles. You have to work fast when making candy. Keep your fingers nimble and quick to avoid hot strands. Hot syrup is to be respected.”