Mom McQueen's Olympian Creams

Desserts 7 ingredients 6 steps
Vegetarian Gluten-Free

Instructions

  1. Melt 1/2 cup sugar in heavy saucepan or frying pan. Let it brown (but not burn).

  2. Add hot water and let sugar mixture simmer until a caramel syrup is formed.

  3. Mix in remaining 4 cups of sugar along with cream.

  4. Add half of butter to caramel syrup. Stir constantly until mixture begins to boil.

  5. Pour candy out on a marble slab.

  6. Sprinkle the salt on top of the candy, and stir in the butter. Knead candy until it loses its gloss, and candy is fairly cool.