Miner's Candy

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon baking soda, sifted
• 12 ounces chocolate chips (milk or semi-sweet)

Recipe

• 1 heavily butter a 9" x 13" pan.
• 2 in a large, heavy kettle, add the sugar, dark corn syrup and vinegar.
• 3 stir just to mix ingredients.
• 4 place kettle over medium heat.
• 5 do not stir!
• 6 boil mixture until it reaches 300 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• 7 remove from heat.
• 8 stir in the baking soda. mixture will fizz!
• 9 mix baking soda in well and pour into the prepared pan.
• 10 do not try to spread mixture.
• 11 trying to spread it will break the foam, just plop it in the pan.
• 12 cool and break into pieces.
• 13 melt chocolate chips in top of double boiler (a bowl placed in a pan of simmering water works fine as does the microwave).
• 14 dip candy in chocolate sit on wire rack (or if like me, you don't have one, set it on waxed paper).