Walnut honey brittle

 
                            Walnut Honey Brittle
 
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   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    1      cup           butter or margarine
      1/2  cup           honey
      1/2  cup           brown sugar,packed
    1 1/2  cups          walnuts,chopped and toasted
    1      cup           butterscotch  peices (6-0z)
    2      tablespoons   butter
 
 Combine one cup butter,honey and bown sugar in a saucepan: bring to a boil,stir
 ring and then add 3/4 cup of the chopped nuts; Continue cooking;stirring freuen
 tly, to 300 deg. on a candy thermometer. This will be the haard-crack stage. Po
 ur candy into a well buttered 8-inch cake pan. Cool Melt butterscotch pieces wi
 th remaining buter over hot, not boiling water  water and while candy is still 
 warm, spread half of the butterscotch mixture and sprinkle with remaining nuts.
  When candy is cold,turn out of ckae pan and spread bottom of candy with the re
 maining butterscotch mixture and sprinkle with remaing nuts.  When ready to eat
 , break into small irregular peices.
 
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 NOTES : Note: At out house we often change the type of nuts as well as use choc
 olate chips. bottom can be left bare as well.