January 27th

My mom would have been 80 years old today. In honor of her birthday, I will be celebrating later with some form of chocolate for sure!

Caramels Rock!! Rock Hard, That Is.

This is why none of you got delicious caramels from us this year. Because I suck at making caramels. They tasted great, but I didn't want you/us to spend the whole next year at the dentist's office (I'm dental phobic!)

It ticks me off, because I spent a while breaking the nuts, stirring constantly until it reached 250 degrees - just like the recipe says to. As I recall, last year's caramels turned out about the same. What am I doing wrong? I'm open to any hints anyone might have for me for next time. I will not give up until they're edible! HELP!