Old Fashioned Molasses Candy-Like my Dad's

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 1/2 c dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 1/2 c molasses
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 Tbsp white vinegar
• 1 tsp. baking soda

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from justapinch.com

Preparation

Step 1

Stir the brown sugar, molasses, butter and vinegar together. Boil them to the hard ball stage (drop forms a hard ball in ice cold water). Add the baking soda and stir rapidly. Turn the mixture at once into a buttered shallow pan 8" square. If desired, spread chopped nuts over the top. Cool the candy and break it into pieces for serving.