"Well, no, not just now," replied Betsey, "but I really would like to make caramels."
Just why Betsey wanted to make caramels puzzled mother, until Betsey told her of the delicious caramels Dorothy's uncle sent her for a birthday remembrance and which she had shared with her little friend. "They were wonderful!" sighed Betsey.
Mother looked at her daughter's wistful little face and said: "To-morrow, dear, I will start you on caramels, and I hope they will be just as 'wonderful' as the ones you had to-day; at least some of them."
So here are the different caramels that Betsey made, and some of them Betsey agreed were quite as "wonderful" as Dorothy's birthday candy.
Vanilla Corn Syrup Caramels
| Sugar (granulated), | 1 cup |
| Corn syrup, | 1 cup |
| Water, | ¼ cup |
| Vinegar, | ¼ cup |
| Butter, | 2 tablespoons |
| Flavoring (vanilla), | 1 teaspoon |
After Betsey put the sugar, corn syrup, water and vinegar in the saucepan she let them boil six minutes before adding the butter, then let them continue to boil until they formed a soft ball when tried in cold water. Taking the candy from the fire, she stirred in the vanilla and sometimes one half cup of candied cherries cut in halves, reheated the candy, then turned into a buttered pan.
When the candy was cool Betsey marked it in squares but did not cut it until it was quite cold. She used a firm, sharp knife, then wrapped each caramel in waxed paper.