3 pints white sugar
1 pint whole milk (or cream)
1/4 lbs. butter
1/4 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 lbs. nut meats, chopped fine
Pour 1 pint sugar into heavy aluminum or iron skillet and place it over a low fire. Begin stirring with a wooden spoon and keep sugar moving. Completely melt the sugar (could take 1/2 hour) it should be the color of brown sugar.
While you are melting the sugar, put the rest of sugar and milk into heavy pan over low heat.
Pour the boiling milk and sugar into browned sugar, small stream. Continue cooking and stirring until mixture forms a ball when dropped into cold water.
Turn off heat and add soda, stirring vigorously as it foams up. Add butter, allowing it to melt when stirring.
Take off stove and set in a cool place for 20 minutes.
Add vanilla and beat. Use wooden spoon and beat until mixture is thick and heavy.
Add nuts and mix.
Put in pan, cut when cool.
