Ingredients

2 cups light corn syrup
2 cups granulated sugar
3 cups heavy cream (heavy cream gives greater volume)
1/2 of a 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup walnuts, coarsely broken

Directions

In a heavy saucepan cook together syrup and sugar until mixture boils and changes color slightly about 5 minutes. In meantime, combine heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk in double boiler and scald over boiling water; keep warm. Add warm cream to syrup, 1/4 cup at a time, stirring well. Allow 45 minutes for total addition.

Keep candy boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently. Cook to firm ball stage (at sea level, 242 degrees; at Utah's altitude, this will be around 232 to 234 degrees; see note below.) Remove from heat; stir in nuts and vanilla. Pour, without scraping pan, into buttered 8-or-9-inch square pan. Let stand overnight. Remove candy from pan; cut into 8 pieces each way. Wrap in waxed paper. Makes 3 1/2 pounds or 64 pieces.