Rec: Overseas Candy

I’m hesitant to post because I’m feeling like I post too much and am trying to cut back.  The last thing I want to do is hog the board and prevent anyone else from posting.  Anyway, I thought this could be important so am posting it.  Has anyone tried this or something similar?  It’s a lot of ingredients if it should be a flop.  Please read the contributor’s note at the end.

Overseas Candy (never gets hard)

Ingredients:

3 lbs. white sugar

½ lb. butter or margarine

1 ½ cans Carnation milk (I assume evaporated and one can is 12 oz.)

1 bottle white Karo syrup (The bottle in my cupboard is 16 oz.)

2 lbs. nuts

 Directions:

1. Mix together everything except the nuts)
2. Boil slowly until it forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water
3. Beat until stiff
4. Add 2 lbs. nuts, beat again
5. Pour on cookie sheet

 This was contributed as the recipe of the month to Power Lines by Linda Schwabenbauer.  (That is the monthly publication of Central Electric Coop in PA).

Linda states, “My mother made this during WWII.

She washed & ironed for people to get the sugar & butter which were rationed.  Mother sent it to the servicemen, sometimes it was months before they received it, and each only got a couple pieces because it was shared.  I think our service people would enjoy this today wherever they are serving!” 

 She is probably right on!