This recipe was clipped from a newspaper article titled: “Make It Sweet And Make It Quick”. Date unknown. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy.
OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS CANDY
3 cups sugar
1 cup white syrup
1/2 cup cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1 lb. candied cherries
1/2 lb. candied pineapple
1/2 lb. Brazil nuts, chopped
1/2 lb. pecans, chopped
In heavy saucepan boil sugar, Karo syrup and cream to soft ball stage. Add vanilla and beat slightly. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Drop by teaspoons onto waxed paper or into lightly oiled miniature muffin tins. Let set until firm.