Old-fashioned Caramel Apples (from About 1964)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 8 medium jonathan apples
• 8 bamboo skewers

Recipe

• 1 combine sugars, syrup and milk in heavy saucepan.
• 2 cook to 230º-234º, stirring constantly, over medium heat.
• 3 remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.
• 4 dip skewered apples, one at a time, twirling to coat smoothly.
• 5 immerse immediately into a bowl of ice water, lift out, let water drain off, place on waxed paper to set.
• 6 reheat caramel over hot water if needed while dipping.