Country Fair Cream Candy

Yield: about 1 pound

Ingredients

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (or both)
• 1/2 cup broken nut meats
• 10 candied cherries, sliced

Instructions

1. In a 2 quart saucepan combine sugar and cream, stirring well. Place on heat, then continue stirring to dissolve sugar. Cover pan; bring mixture to a boil; cook 1 minute or until steam inside pan has melted all sugar crystals down from the sides.
2. Remove cover; continue cooking without stirring over gentle heat to a soft-ball stage (235 degrees F), about 12 minutes.
3. Let cool without stirring or moving until lukewarm (110 degrees F).
4. Add flavoring, nutmeats and cherries. Stir-beat with heavy spoon until candy becomes creamy and loses its gloss, about 8 minutes.
5. Pour into a lightly greased, 8 inch square pan.
6. Cut while still warm.