Oklahoma Nut Candy

INGREDIENTS:

6 cups sugar, divided

2 cups heavy cream

½ cup unsalted butter

¼ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 ½ cups chopped walnuts or pecan

DIRECTIONS:

Grease a 9×13 baking dish and set aside.

In a small saucepan (with a heavy bottom if you have it!), pour in 2 cups of sugar and cook over low heat while stirring often. Cook until sugar is completely melted, about 20 minutes.

As sugar cooks down, add the 4 cups of remaining sugar and heavy cream to a large saucepan (or dutch oven, you want a big pot here!). Simmer over low heat until the sugar in your small saucepan has melted. Add melted sugar to a large saucepan with continuously stirring.

Bring the heat up to medium and cook mixture until 244 degrees F or softball stage.

Remove from heat and stir in baking soda until completely combined …